ISO 50001:2011 Certification for Vedanta’s Alumina Refinery Project at Lanjigarh - First Mining & Metal Industry in India to earn the accreditation
With a growing pressure on already depleted natural reserves, it is essential to manage the available energy resources in a more productive and efficient way. ISO 50001 as the first Global Standard on Energy Management seeks to drive the attention of Industrial Houses to lay greater emphasis and focus on augmenting their existing energy efficiency. In other words, it is a carefully drafted and systematically presented framework for entwining energy efficiency into management practices so that the existing energy-consuming assets can be used in a better manner which will ultimately help in reducing levels of GHG emission.
VAL, Lanjigarh in its venture towards efficiently managing the existing natural resources and mitigate the impacts of Climate Change, became the first Mining & Metal Industry in India and globally as well to get certified for ISO 50001 Energy Management System from BSI Group India.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) is an Associate Company of the globally diversified, London Stock Exchange listed, FTSE 100 metals and mining group Vedanta Resources PLC. Vedanta Resources plc is a diversified metals and mining company with revenues in excess of US$6 billion. Originally incorporated in 2001, VAL is a leading producer of metallurgical grade alumina and other Aluminium products, which cater to a wide spectrum of industries.
In an Interview, Dr. Mukesh Kumar, President & COO, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, Lanjigarh informed that VAL is committed for overall area development & Environment protection. The Lanjigarh Plant is the only Alumina Refinery in the country having Zero discharge system and aiming to become the First Alumina Refinery in the world by developing Zero Waste road Map. It has already started recovery of valuable Vanadium from waste which is helping in reducing import of vanadium sludge.
VAL has also trained 39 of its employees on ISO 50001 implementation and Lead auditor Training programmes to ensure seamlessly embedding the energy management culture within the organization.
For more information contact Pankaj.srivastava@bsigroup.com , Director Marketing, BSI Group India.
