EGA reduces power consumption with refurbishment of Al Taweelah Potline 3 – MEP MiddleEast

EGA reduces power consumption with refurbishment of Al Taweelah Potline 3 – MEP MiddleEast

The largest industrial company in the UAE outside the oil and gas sector, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has completed a major periodic refurbishment of its Potline 3 at Al Taweelah, one of the longest and most productive potlines in the world.

The reduction cells (or ‘pots') in which aluminium is smelted required re-lining after several years of production.

During the refurbishment of the 444 reduction cells in Potline 3, EGA installed steel collector bars with copper inserts, designed within the company to improve performance.

Copper is highly conductive of electricity. Its use in the collector bars reduces power consumption and unit greenhouse gas emissions, and enables increased productivity as the reduction cells can be run at a higher amperage. As extra voltage becomes available in the power-supply system, this will also open opportunities to install additional pots in the same circuit.

Reduction cells elsewhere across EGA's sites at Al Taweelah and Jebel Ali are also being upgraded as part of their potlines' ongoing re-lining processes.

Commenting on the refurbishment works, EGA's chief executive officer, Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, said: “Aluminium is one of the most essential materials needed to build a more sustainable future. At EGA, we are committed to finding every way to