CONTENTS Executive summary 11 1 introduction 15 1.1 background and need for study 15 1.2 research design 18 1.3 research methodology 18 1.4 scope and limitation . 20 2 literature review 21 2.1 potential of energy saving 21 Energy saving potential in gujarat .. .. 22 2.2 importance of small medium entrepreneurs (smes) in industrial sector 23 2.3 pattern of energy intensity in manufacturing sector 24 2.4 overview of textile industry 26 2.5 manufacturing process of textile industry 26 2.5.1 ginning 28 2.5.2 spinning . 28 2.5.3 weaving/ knitting 30 2.5.4 wet processing 31 2.6 policy of india related to energy 33 3 case study area – ahmedabad city 36 3.1 introduction 36 3.2 city profile 36 3.3 demography profile 38 3.4 ahmedabad- an industrial town . 38 4 database preparation .. 45 4.1 data collection 45 4.2 data preparation 45 5 scenario of energy efficiency in sample industries 46 5.1 introduction to sample industrial units . 46 5.2 energy efficiency parameters 47 5.3 scenario of energy efficiency in sample industries . 48 5.3.1 level of specific energy consumption (sec) 48 5.3.2 capacity utilization 49 5.3.3 scenario of energy management 49 5.4 approaches adopted by entrepreneur for energy efficiency 50 5.4.1 adoption of energy saving equipment 50 5.4.2 recovery of heat 51 5.4.3 recovery of waste water 52 5.5 drivers and barriers in implementing energy efficiency . 53 5.5.1 drivers for adopting energy efficiency projects 53 5.5.2 barriers in adopting energy efficiency projects 54 6 findings and recommendation 56 6.1 findings 56 6.2 conclusion 56 6.3 recommendation 57 7 bibliography 58