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Thiruvananthapuram , Dec. 10

HINDUSTAN Newsprint, Kottayam, and Cochin Shipyard are among the winners of the Energy Conservation Awards instituted by the State-level Monitoring Committee for Energy Conservation under the State Government.

Announcing this here, a spokesman of the Energy Management Centre, an autonomous body under the Department of Power, said the Electricity Minister, Mr Aryadan Mohammed, would give away the awards and commendation certificates at a function here on Tuesday.

Hind Newsprint and Cochin Shipyard are the winners in Category I (large-scale enterprises). The former was chosen for reducing consumption of electricity and thermal energy, leading to a cutback in contract demand with the Kerala State Electricity Board.

Cochin Shipyard is being feted for reduction in specific energy consumption by 2 per cent in ship building activity and 17 per cent in ship repair. There are no contenders for the Category II (medium scale enterprises) award; a commendation certificate will be conferred on Hindustan Latex, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram.

Category III (Small scale enterprises) also does not have a winner. A commendation certificate was issued to Sophisticated Test & Instrumentation Centre, Cochin, and Thomson Tiles, Thrissur.

In Category IV (Non-profit organisations), the award goes to KENCOS, Kadirur, Kannur, for generating awareness among public on energy efficient products. The commendation certificate goes to Vimala Public School, Thodupuzha, and the Pathanapuram village panchayat.

In Category V (Research & Innovations), the award goes to Prof (Dr) P. S. Chandramohanan Nair, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. The commendation certificate goes to Dr Satyajith Mathew of the Kerala Agricultural University.

There is no winner in Category VI (Individuals). Commendation certificates go to Ms U. Najeema (Thrissur) and Mr S. Ratnakumar (Kollam).

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