Bangladesh’s steel industry is going
from strength to strength, thanks to the
construction boom and implementation
of mega infrastructure projects in the
country. A decade ago consumption of
steel was 1.6 million tonnes and last
year it stood tall at about 7.5 million
tonnes, according to a report. There are
about 40 active steel manufacturers,
who altogether have the capacity to
manufacture 9 million tonnes a year. Of
them, Abul Khair Steel (AKS) is one
among the major brands, which meets
more than half the demand of steel in
the country.
Being one of the most trusted brands in Bangladesh, AKS is also the largest multi-diversified
steel manufacturing unit in South East
Asia. AKS’s integrated resource and
environmental considerations allow a
steady reduction in the energy and
resource consumption by increasing the
efficiency of resource utilization, waste
reduction, resource recovery and
recycling.
Taking a step forward in sustainability
and energy conservation, AKS has
adopted Aquachill’s energy-efficient Air
conditioning system based on an
absorption machine. Aquachill
successfully commissioned two
double-effect steam-driven vapour
absorption chillers of 250 TR each.
Steam, the driving heat source for the chillers, is sourced from the waste heat recovery boiler.
The flue gas heat otherwise was getting emitted into the atmosphere
The vapour absorption chillers provide chilled water at 7oC and the same is used for air
conditioning approx. 50,000 sq ft area comprising switchgear and control rooms at their captive
power plant of a total capacity of 60 MW. Harish Uppoor, Sr. General Manager, Abul Khair Steel
comments about the significant savings that AKS has attained using Aquachill designed and
implemented Systems.
“With the use of Aquachill designed and implemented Systems, we are
saving $6000-7000 per month compared to the conventional system of an
electrical chiller.” – Harish Uppoor, Sr. General Manager, Abul Khair Steel,
Bangladesh.
AKS saves more than a million units of electricity and reduces carbon emissions by 1,286.4
tonnes annually. With the energy-efficient and sustainable product offerings, Aquachill
harnesses benefits of waste heat, brings in significant savings and promotes green cooling.
Our energy-efficient air conditioning system is an alternative for the conventional system of an
electric chiller.
