Energy Management
Challenges and Commitments
GGC is aware that the industrial sector consumes more energy than other business sectors. Both the acquisition and consumption of energy may affect the environment and health. Furthermore, they contribute to climate change. Therefore, the Company is determined to solve this problem at the root cause by efficiently using energy to reduce impact on the environment and society throughout our value chain.
Key Stakeholders
Employee
Community
Shareholder, Investor and Analyst
Government
Supplier and Business Partner
Customer
Goals
Management Approach
Energy Efficiency Management
GGC has implemented and certified an energy management system according to ISO 50001:2018 . This system is operated in accordance with the GGC Efficiency-Driven Roadmap in all production processes. All GGC plants have been certified for the energy management system according to ISO 50001. This demonstrates efficient energy usage, continuous improvement, and strict adherence to laws and regulations.
Efficiency-Driven Road Map
| 2023 | 2024 - 2025 | 2026 - 2030 | |
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| Efficiency-Driven | Efficiency & Asset Improvement and Low Carbon Heat Initiatives | ||
| Increasing operational efficiency and reducing waste emissions through 2 main management guidelines. |
1. Using low-carbon energy sources or renewable energy
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2. Process Efficiency Measures
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For more details about Efficiency-Driven Strategy and Roadmap, see the 2024 Integrated Sustainability Report at Integrated Sustainability Report 2024
GGC has developed an action plan to enhance energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions at each plant in line with the Efficiency-Driven Strategy and Roadmap. The action plan includes
- Exploring renewable energy sources such as solar, biomass, and biogas energy in the future as part of the mechanism to achieve the Net Zero target in 2050.
- Implementing process efficiency measures like capital investment for enhancing efficiency, real-time monitoring and data-driven operational optimization, and proactive maintenance.
- Conducting research and development, GGC plans to decrease non-renewable energy consumption to 407,256 MWh in 2024 through optimization process projects. This involves reducing electricity and fuel usage, minimizing resource wastage, and lowering greenhouse gas emissions using efficient technology, which not only cuts costs for the company but also aligns with sustainable development guidelines.
- Regularly evaluating and monitoring the progress of each project by comparing energy reduction performance before and after implementing efficiency-driven projects to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
- Conducting Training in relation to energy and environmental topics to all employees for all departments in order to educate and enhance the knowledge of energy efficiency in the operations and workplace as well as encourage for new ideas for energy reduction initiatives through the training.
Efficiency Driven Projects
GGC is committed to energy efficiency management, continuously initiating and implementing efficiency-driven projects. GGC has enhanced its capability to achieve its energy reduction targets.
For more details about Efficiency-Driven projects in 2024, see the 2024 Integrated Sustainability Report at Integrated Sustainability Report 2024
- Renewable Energy from Biogas: GGC has implemented a project to utilize biogas as an alternative energy source, reducing the consumption of fuel oil, the primary fuel for steam production. Also, GGC repurposes waste from glycerine production to generate biogas, which is then reused in operations. This has increased the company’s share of renewable energy usage, with plans to further expand biogas utilization in the future.
GHG Emmission Reduction Performance
| Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 |
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| Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20,457 tCO2e. | Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 383 tCO2e. | Category 5: Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9,388 tCO2e. |
- Optimixe Cooling Fan Mode: In the cooling tower system, which functions to dissipate heat in the factory, studies have shown that the company can stop using one of the four cooling fans while maintaining the cooling capacity and operational efficiency. Additionally, this helps reduce energy consumption and operational costs.
- Coating Pump for Reduce Energy Cooling Water Pump: GGC enhanced water pump performance by repainting its interior, resulting in a smoother surface that reduces friction and increases water flow speed. This improvement lowers electricity consumption, optimising energy use in production and boosting overall operational efficiency.
- Advance Process Control at Methanol rectification (1600 Unit): GGC installed Advanced Process Control (APC) to optimize distillation column operations, enhancing steam efficiency. Continuous use of this system helps maintain column balance and ensures methanol distillation quality. This results in reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower costs, and improved energy efficiency.
Energy Efficiency Training
GGC prioritizes enhancing employee knowledge, with energy efficiency being one of the topics on which GGC provides training to employees. GGC provided the following energy efficiency training to employees:
Insight ISO 50001:2018 Training
GGC conducts training on the energy management system according to the ISO 50001:2018 standard, which is widely adopted for systematic management and can be integrated with other ISO systems. The training program is designed by ConicleX with expert instructors. The content is structured and delivered in an easy-to-understand manner, requiring minimal learning time and focusing solely on the main points that often cause confusion and issues in an application. This aims to provide a comprehensive overview of management. The training topics include:
- Energy management planning and implementation
- Trends in energy management
- Relevant legal requirements
- Integration with other international standards
GGC TPM
As part of the GGC TPM training process, GGC has established a training on the Data Science Course with the aims to develop analytical skills for engineers and able to use appropriate analytical tools, enhancing more efficiency in business operation including the used of energy in the business operation. The Courses also bring about knowledge gain and skill development to reduce any operation problems and develop unit operation courses for all processes.
The training courses are structured in 3 phases from 2022 – 2026.
- Functional Competency includes Basic Process, Basic Equipment, Basic Process and control.
- Soft Competency includes problem solving and decision making, teamwork and collaboration, analytical and structural thinking as well as developing and coaching subordinates.
- Leadership Competency includes the recognition of Strategic Visionary and Big Pictures, adaptation of technology and digital adaptability to enhance the efficiency used of energy, raw materials and resources and lastly the development of change leadership, agility and adaptability.
In 2024, GGC has established Online Learning & Increase of Materials in terms of functional competency, which including in the curriculum the components of energy efficiency within the workflow process.
Through this training, the engineers can familiarize themselves with the functions of the business process and later develop the problem solving, decision making towards reduction of energy usage, improve the efficiency of the equipment in their production units.
Energy Reduction Performance
Energy Reduction Performance
| 2021 - 2022 | 2022 - 2023 | 2023 - 2024 | |
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| Reduction from Previous Year (MWh) | 10,700 | -1,350 | -3,596 |
*The data is from the reduction of energy consumption from ME1
Energy Management Performance
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 Target | |
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| Total Non-Renewable Energy Consumption (MWh) | 370,768.55 | 411,001 | 409,921 | 408,000 | 407,256 |
| Total Renewable Energy Consumption (MWh) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |