Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has achieved the rare distinction of being the first steel plant of the country to get a CDM (clean development mechanism) project registered by international body UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climatic Change).
The CDM project is part of the Kyoto Protocol, which aims at reducing emission of greenhouse gases around the world. The project aims at enhancing gas recovery from basic oxygen furnaces of SMS-II and its reuse in captive power generation.
Apart from eliminating BOF gas flaring, the project will help to substantially reduce the use of fossil fuels like boiler coal and furnace oil at CPP-I. It will also help RSP earn about Rs 12-15 crore over the next 10 years, said an RSP spokesperson.