Looming resource constraints, rising energy prices and consumer demands for environment friendly textile products are some of the challenges faced by the Pakistani industry. The Programme Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (REEE) specifically addresses the productivity-energy efficiency deficits of the industry. The textile industry being an energy intensive sector is vulnerable to a higher rate of energy losses across various production processes resulting in higher energy bills, and productivity losses- all of which have significant financial impact. Employing energy efficient, environmentally sound technologies and adopting cleaner production techniques will help ensure that Pakistani Textile Industry remains competitive in the post WTO scenario.

To assist the textile sector in this regard, SMEDA and National Productivity Organization (NPO) have collaborated with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH to help identify and address the energy losses experienced by the textile sector within the framework of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (REEE) Program.

A joint team comprising of German Experts and SMEDA/NPO along with local consultants is conducting detailed Energy Audits. The main objective of the investigations is to determine concrete, technically and economically feasible measures suitable to reduce cost of energy at the investigated plants. The energy savings potential are quantified for specific measures which will be evaluated technically and economically. The analysis starts with a comprehensive and systematic stocktaking of the energy situation at the sites at production process level, taking into account existing and available information. Consequently, the critical points are identified and analyzed.

As a first step, to demonstrate energy efficiency and related productivity gains in the textile industry, six demonstration projects within the different sub-sectors (Spinning, Weaving and Processing) have been selected.

It has been observed that REEE programme will help the Textile Industry in the following key areas:
• Raise awareness with respect to industrial energy efficiency
• Conduct/ facilitate industrial energy audits
• Energy and cost savings by identifying suitable energy saving measures
• Reduction in Electricity & Gas Bills
• Recycling or utilization of useable waste resources
• Optimal capacity utilization of Energy Resources
• Institute industrial training, ‘train-the-trainer’ programs.
• Build capacities of local consultants with specific reference to energy efficiency

In order to share the benefits of the expertise and knowledge of the Energy Experts team, the relevant industrial units are invited to be the part of this program as model unit(s). Upon request, the relevant team of experts would spend a defined time period at the factory and will guide about the energy saving measures that can take place based on the specific needs of unit.

We would also request the concerned trade associations to select their members who are genuinely interested in up-grading their level of operations through experts and are ready to put-in the required time, effort and investment for moving on to a higher level of business operations. 

Please let us know by letter, fax, e-mail about your willingness or download promotion campaign form and returned the same to any of the e-mail contacts mentioned below to participate in this program so that the name of the nominated unit(s) could be included in the schedule of next phase of the program.

In case if any clarifications required, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

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