By the end of 2024, annual electricity savings from the upgraded designs exceeded 500 mln kWh for the first time, which in monetary terms amounted to over $21.2 mln. Since the program’s launch, RUSAL has saved more than 2.5 billion kWh of electricity.
“The transition to energy-efficient electrolyser designs directly improves both the environmental sustainability and economic performance of our smelters. The program has proven highly effective: we’ve achieved annual savings exceeding 500 mln kilowatt-hours — equivalent to the yearly consumption of a small city. What’s more, these results have been achieved without capital investments: the solutions developed by our engineers are implemented during scheduled equipment maintenance and do not require production shutdowns. This is a prime example of how RUSAL’s technological innovations provide real-time impact,” said Head of RUSAL Engineering Department.
