Tata Steel Switches Gopalpur Ferroalloys Plant from Furnace Oil to LPG, Cuts Carbon Footprint

The event featuring Tata Steel was the completion of the critical energy transition in the Gopalpur ferro alloys plant in the state of Orissa-from furnace oil to liquefied worth petroleum gas-T.

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The Gopalpur plant of Tata Steel is a landmark in energy transfer to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from furnace oil. In fact, this transition process was drastic, but within Tata Steel, it had almost become a routine activity. Currently, the main source of carbon emissions is the use of furnace oil as a fuel for the location.

Given that the installation of a cogeneration plant is on the anvil, it aims to serve 16 megawatts to be able to export power to the grid.

Although this change will contribute to making it more economical, worsen the poor air quality worsened by tropics, where typical combustible oil might mix with local optimum values in ground emissions for property.

Incidentally, it also contributes to hindering further emissions into the atmosphere from combustion fuels, emitting carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons into the atmosphere without further reliance on liquids burnt in open air.

In fact, a cogeneration plant is going to be established very shortly for an output of 16 megawatts-to export power to the grid.

Following up on an engineering project to develop a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility, the Gopalpur plant consumes furnace oil as a substitute energy for combustion, besides having its furnace completely done with LPG in use. Currently, furnace oils-fuel combustion as a source-under stand all carbon emissions contribution to this location.

With this new transition, Tata will benefit from greater economic gains and will incur a greater loss in worsening the already poor air quality that is worsened by the tropics, where typical combustible oil might mix with local optimum values in ground emissions for actual property. This transition will significantly reduce carbon emissions while offering operational efficiency at the plant.

The Gopalpur plant, under Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD), has put in place a new LPG arrangement for its operations. The cleaner fuel will now be used for the preheating of chrome ore, an intermediate step in producing chrome ore briquettes. The company has completely phased out furnace oil at the site in what it terms a “transformative step” toward cleaner and sustainable energy sourcing.

This transition was made possible by a supply agreement with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), whereby IOC will supply the required quantum of LPG to the plant. This partnership marks the increasing level of collaboration between heavy industries and state-run refiners in accomplishing India’s energy transition objectives.

“This move is part of Tata Steel’s broader sustainability strategy to decarbonise operations across our ferroalloys plants,” a company statement said. “LPG adoption at Gopalpur is expected to lower the carbon footprint of the facility substantially and align it with our commitment to responsible growth.”

FAMD is no stranger to initiatives of this kind; in the past, the division replaced furnace oil with piped natural gas (PNG) at its Jajpur ferroalloy plant in Odisha. The establishment of cleaner energy has steadily formed an industrial pathway from the use of fossil-based furnace oil, emphasizing Tata Steel’s commitment to these advancements.

India’s largest steelmaker, Tata Steel, is pursuing multiple decarbonization pathways even as worldwide scrutiny intensifies for the steel industry to cut emissions. The company has set an ambitious target of net carbon zero by 2045 and consequently a phased transition to cleaner fuels becomes a crucial part of its roadmap.

This conversion of Gopalpur is another milestone in the process and places Tata Steel among the front-runners of domestic producers to have truly integrated sustainability into the crux of industrial operations.