 In this phase, 478 number of Designated Consumers (DCs) were selected for reduction of their specific energy consumption.These DCs covered the eight most energy intensive sectors which included Aluminium, Cement, Chlor- Alkali, Fertilizer, Iron & Steel, Paper & Pulp, Thermal Power Plant and Textile.The targets rolled out under the first phase were equivalent to 6.68 million tonne of oil equivalent (toe) whereas the actual savings were reported as 8.67 mtoe which amount to INR 9,500 crores of monetary value.