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Table 7 Total costs, benefits, energy savings, emission reduction, and water savings under three different assumptions

From: Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production

Items

All measures

Cost effective measures

Include energy benefits only

Include energy benefits and emission reduction benefits

Include energy benefits and all environmental benefits (emission reduction and water-savings)

Number of measures

36

19

23

26

Total extra capital costs

7,204

1,767

3,207

3,787

Total extra O&M costs

2,520

186

468

707

Total costs (million $)

9,724

1,953

3,675

4,494

Energy savings benefits (million $)

15,362

11,325

12,839

13,487

CO2 mitigation benefits (million $)

888

591

732

765

Air pollutant reduction benefits (million $)

1,446

941

1,188

1,241

Water savings benefits (million $)

1,510

1,275

1,288

1,362

Total benefits (million $)

19,206

14,132

16,047

16,855

Fuel savings (Mtce)

36.5

19.6

29.3

29.3

Electricity savings (GWh)

78,659

67,249

67,249

71,164

CO2 reductions (Mt)

150

100

124

127

SO2 reductions (kt)

322

214

265

272

NOx reductions (kt)

244

184

204

213

PM10 reductions (kt)

180

109

147

149

Water savings (million m3)

1,842

1,555

1,572

1,660