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64     Energy in action





            Water as a Resource









                                                                                 We are progressively
                                                                                 working towards reducing

                                                                                 our water consumption and

                                                                                 rejuvenating water

                                                                                 resources internally. Some of

                                                                                 our ongoing efforts include

                                                                                 further enhancement of

                                                                                 cooling water cycle of
                                                                                 concentration (COC) at JPL,

                                                                                 rainwater harvesting at

                                                                                 various sites and

                                                                                 experimenting with dry

                                                                                 cleaning technology for

                                                                                 Photovoltaic (PV) module

                                                                                 cleaning at solar assets.


                                                                                 At JPL, water is a critical requirement for steam
                                                                                 generation, cooling processes, plant auxiliaries, FGD
                                                                                 services and other domestic uses. JPL consumes more
                                                                                 than 99% of the total water requirement of all
                                                                                 operational assets of Apraava Energy. JPL’s water
                                                                                 requirement is catered to from the nearby Jawaharlal
                                                                                 Nehru (JLN) canal under an agreement with the
                                                                                 Government of Haryana.


                                                                                 In FY 2020-21, our renewable operations consumed
                             Robotic technology for dry cleaning of solar panels -  32,873 m , accounting for less than 1% of Apraava
                                                                                         3
                                             pilot project at Veltoor solar plant
                                                                                 Energy's total water usage.
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