Electricity Savings

As a relatively intensive user of energy, the chemical industry contributes to greenhouse gases through its consumption of various energy sources. CAIA is a signatory to the energy efficiency accord and has been collecting energy consumption data from Responsible Care signatories since 2003. The energy intensity of production based on electricity use has reduced significantly since data was collected and energy efficiency has improved by 13% over the period. This is reflected in the figure below for electricity usage per tonne of production. The data from those manufacturing companies that submitted electricity usage for all five years was used to ensure comparability.

Read more by downloading the following:

• Press release: Deputy President, Baleka Mbete launches summer energy efficiency campaign
• Address by H.E. Ms. Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of the republic of South Africa, at the relaunch of the Electricity Saving campaign
• Energy Efficiency launch of the Summer Savings Campaign - Questions and answers
• Making Every Watt Count - Energy saving tips for the household