What Factors Cause Weak Industrial Energy Management Practices?
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https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-4236.39145Keywords:
Industries, management, economic growth, energy efficiencyAbstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the ongoing energy management and
energy efficiency practices in the industries of Peshawar division of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The outcomes of this research shows that Khazana
Sugar Mills, Caliph Pharmaceutical, Naguman Flour Mill have no or low
awareness of energy management practices (awareness level mainly includes
barriers to energy efficiency and drivers for energy efficiency) except FF steel
mill. The major paces observed in lacking the awareness are (1) “understand-
ing level of staff and workers about energy savings due to energy management practices” (2) “interest level of top managers for energy management imple-
mentation” (3) “awareness level regarding energy efficiency” (4) “lack of
technical competence” (5) “use of standardized procedures”. When the
industry managers were inquired about the relationship with energy service
providers it is found that there is absolute absence of energy engineers,
relationship with energy consultancies and long-term energy strategy in all
the industries. It was also found that there is lack of using renewable energy
technologies in all industries as they were relying upon using the generators
during the blackout hours. In terms of percentage, the energy saving factor of
36 kWh/day has also observed with the replacement of fluorescent tube lights
with light emitting diode (LED) tube lights. Proper maintenance and energy
management practices in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
(HVAC) would also save energy in a significant amount. The study shows that
there is an overall improvement factor of 4% to 8% if the inclusion of energy
management and energy efficiency practices would have been applied in all
the stated industries.
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