Issue | System Savings | Financial Benefit | Environmental benefit | Investment | Payback period |
Heat recovery from gas engine: | Steam Saving = (Heat loss × engine load)/2651 (Steam Enthalpy) = 1222.3 kg/h, Yearly Steam Saving = 8,448,570 Kg. | BDT 5,711,233 (US$ 67,990) | 1400 tCO2 annually | Cost of Waste heat recovery system for 1 MW Gas Engine (US$110,000) | 19 Months |
Reduce gas consumption | Annual average natural gas saving for Power generation: 1,020,968 Nm3 | BDT 14.1 million/ (US$ 0.17 million) | Equivalent 2199 tCO2 emission reduction. | BDT 50 million (0.60 million US$) | 4.6 Months |
Efficiency improvement of river water pumps | Annual Saving = 83,980 kWh. (Per day running about 12 hours) | BDT 4.37 million (US$ 0.053 million) |
| BDT 3 million (0.036 million US$), US$-1785 (Pump Set A and B) | 7.65 Months |
Efficiency improvement of induction motors. | Saving per year of operation: 645,120 kWh | BDT 5.20 per kWh for GEG, BDT 8.80 kWh for REB) BDT 3.366 million (US$ 0.041 million) |
| (BDT 2500 per KW) Total: BDT 2 million (0.024 million US$) | 7 Months |
Energy efficient lighting system | Energy savings: 82,944 kWh/y | value BDT 4.318 million (US$ 0.052 million) |
| Investment BDT 1.849 million (0.022 million US$) | 5 Months. |