Energy efficiency
The implementation of the Energy Efficiency Programme is one of the key avenues for achieving the targets set out in Nornickel’s Environmental and Climate Change Strategy. Its activities help reduce actual energy consumption and GHG emissions.
| Key initiatives/technologies | Impact |
|---|---|
| Optimisation of in‑plant operation of CHP plants | Reduction of natural gas consumption for power generation |
| Automatic regulation of heat supply based on ambient temperature | Optimisation of energy consumption for heating |
| Installation of heat pumps at a production site in the Trans‑Baikal Territory | Reduction of electricity consumption |
| Installation of solar collectors | Reduction of electricity consumption |
In 2024, as a result of implemented energy efficiency initiatives, the Company saved 782.9 TJ of energy.
The following reductions in GHG emissions were also achieved:
- Scope 1 – 79.2 kt of CO2 equivalent
- Scope 2 – 180.5 kt of CO2 equivalent
| Indicators | Figure for the Nornickel Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Total savings, TJ | 362.7 | 469.5 | 782.8 |
| Including: | |||
| 76.6 | 55.1 | 382.6 |
| 248.3 | 251.3 | 255.0 |
| 37.8 | 163.1 | 145.2 |
Nornickel’s climate project and carbon unit transactions
Nornickel’s first climate project was implemented at the Kola production site in the Murmansk Region. The main ventilation units at Severny Mine were switched from fuel oil to electric heating, enabling the retirement of the onsite oil‑fired boiler and resulting in a reduction of 17.5 kt of CO2 equivalent in GHG emissions. The project was validated in November and registered in the Russian Register of Carbon Units in December.
In addition, in September 2024, Nornickel purchased 10 thousand carbon units – the largest public transaction of 2024 in the national carbon market.