The document discusses opportunities for reducing energy consumption and costs in Bangladesh's jute industry. It notes that the industry consists of 205 mills producing around 663,000 metric tons of jute goods annually. Significant energy savings of up to 2924 MWh/year and $1.2 million annually are possible through upgrading older machines, improving maintenance practices, installing variable frequency drives and other technologies. Reducing energy use would lower production costs and generate carbon credits for the industry. Future work could include detailed energy audits, staff training, and design upgrades to optimize energy efficiency and working conditions in jute mills.

1. CDM Opportunity in Jute Industry of Bangladesh
Jute Industry Scenario
 At present there are 205 units of jute mills in Bangladesh
 Among them 81 units are under Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA), 97 units are
under Bangladesh Jute Mills Association (BJMA) and 27 units are under Bangladesh Jute
Mills Corporation (BJMC).
 Average Production of jute goods are 6,63,000 Metric tons/year
 Average internal consumption of Jute goods are 89,000 Metric tons (Includes both
yarn/twine & sacking/hessian)
 Average power consumption is 400-600 kWh/ Metric tons/production
Typical Machines Used in Jute Mills
Machine Purpose of Use Energy Saving Techniques Improvement
of Production
Softener Machine
Softening and Splitting
up of jute fiber
Use of conveyer belts in the
softening section
10-406 kg
Carding Machine
Splitting and removing
extraneous matters
Use of roll-feed breaker 31-103 kg
Drawing Machine
(1st
,2nd
3rd
)
Blending, Equalizing
silver of the fiber
Use of Superior grade gear
box
5-61 kg
Spinning Machine
Slivers elongate and
fibers twisting into
yarn
Adjusting baxter flyer in the
spinning frame
0.7-57 kg
Winding Machine
Yarn to spools and
cops for beaming and
weaving operations
Installation of variable
frequency drives (VFD)
41-209 kg
Beaming Machine For warping yearn
Using PLC Controlled
inverter drive
10-240 kg
Weaving Machine
Insertion of warp and
weft yarn
Improved weaving looms 0.8-5 kg
Calendaring Machine Cutting and Bundling
Using Abrasion and
Corrosion less machines
790-1187 kg
Energy Wastage Field
 Old and primitive machines running beyond usual functional period consumes unnecessary
energy
 Machine maintenance based on poor ‘breakdown method’
 Machines capacity underutilization specially in weaving section

2.  Lack of uninterrupted electricity supply tends to set up back captive power
 Less efficient motor drive, transmission of motion, spindle an assembly and building
mechanism
Energy Saving Benefits
 Opportunity of achieving carbon credit by reducing CO2 equivalent emission (Approx:
1671ton/year) and earning green industry badge through energy savings (Savings up to
2924MWh/year)
 Reduction of fuel cost (1-5 per cent of the total production cost) would reduce overall
production cost.
 Saving of electricity cost up to Tk. 1.2 core per year. (In case of national grid supply)
 Using gas-based generators would save range between Tk. 0.34 crore to Tk. 0.63 crore. (In
case of Captive Power Generation)
 Production capacity improvement by using efficient technique
Scope of Work for Future Carbon
 Earning Carbon Credit through CDM project and Carbon Footprint Assessment related
activities
 Conducting energy audit to identify necessary scope for energy use and energy
conservation in machine and process
 Electrical survey and analysis for taking corrective measures in efficient energy
management system
 Consultation service regarding machines, work environment, size of workforce, machine
replacement and production process
 Training service to make the engineers, staffs and technicians convinced to understand the
changes required in the machine maintenance and production activities
 Efficient energy saving/improving design concept particularly putting attention to maintain
the proper level of humidity, light, air, sound and dust in production premise
References
1. http://www.bjmc.gov.bd/
2. http://www.dskbangladesh.org/Ecological%20and%20economic%20attributes%20of%20Jut
e.pdf, Page-25
3. http://www.bhowmickjutemachinery.com/
4. Technological Upgradation in the Jute Mills of Bangladesh, CPD Working Paper, Page-35
5. http://www.worldjute.com/jute_technology/techno_processing_2.html
6. http://www.prabhattextile.in/calender-machines.html