According to the company’s Public Relations and International Affairs Office, the Technical Services Department conducted systematic audits and technical assessments to identify energy-loss points and improvement opportunities, implementing a series of corrective and efficiency-driven projects over recent years.
The head of the Technical Services Department highlighted key achievements in steam management, noting a 25 percent reduction in steam consumption compared with initial start-up conditions, inspection and audit of more than 1,800 steam-trap stations and replacement of defective units, and the injection of recovered LPS steam into the 18-MW compressor turbine in Phase 1—an initiative that has generated annual savings exceeding 1,000 billion rials. Additional efforts included exergy analysis of oxidation air turbocompressors and specialized personnel training.
Regarding water management, he reported that Reuse, Recycle and Recovery projects resulted in more than 360,000 cubic meters of annual savings. Cooling-tower blowdown recovery, optimization of RO water consumption, renovation of service- and potable-water networks achieving a 15 percent reduction, and mechanization of the cooling-exchanger network were among the major measures implemented.
In the electricity-management domain, the company achieved annual savings of more than 6,500 MWh through cooling-load and electro-fan optimization, capacitor-bank enhancements in polymer units, installation of 18 inlet-current monitoring meters, and deployment of a SCADA-based control system for major power-consuming equipment.
The installation of a 17-kW solar panel system and participation in the construction of a 10-MW solar power plant—producing 21,000 MWh of electricity annually—further underscores the company’s commitment to renewable energy development.
Additional initiatives included performance audits and optimization of process furnaces, installation of a custody-transfer metering station on incoming gas, and upgrades to compressed-air measurement and real-time monitoring systems alongside optimization of the distribution network.
Shahid Tondguyan Petrochemical has prioritized energy management since adopting ISO 50001 in 2011. These actions, the company noted, have not only reduced costs and enhanced operational efficiency but also strengthened the culture of responsible energy consumption and sustainable development across the complex.