Tata Steel has been adjudged one of the top energy-efficient units in India and was awarded a shield and a certificate for 'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' by the CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hydrabad. This was conferred upon Tata Steel on completion of the National Competition for Excellence in Energy Management held on October 31 and November 1, 2003 at Chennai.

About 32 top energy-efficient industrial units from India were shorlisted by the CII, based on a questionnaire survey and an expert panel of judges. The main objective of this competition was to: 
a) recognise and award excellence in energy management; 
b) facilitate sharing of information by excellent energy efficient companies and
c) instill a sense of competition and motivate other plants to achieve excellence.

Tata Steel was represented by P. Sarode, chief — power system, J. P. N. Singh, chief — fuel management and Sanjay Singh, unit leader — fuel management.