Firozabad glass cluster (Uttar Pradesh)
Introduction
Almost the entire small-scale glass industry in India is located in Firozabad, about 40 km from Agra (Uttar Pradesh). The primary products are glass bangles. Other major products are bowls, tumblers, lamp shades, and so on. The MSMEs in the cluster provide direct employment to over 150,000 people
Products manufactured
Glass bangles and other glass products
Main fuels
Natural gas, electricity, coal
Production & turnover
2000 tonnes annually
Total energy consumption (toe)
287905
Leading industry association(s)
- Glass Industry Syndicate
Energy efficiency initiatives
TERI-SDC Intervention http://sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_casestudy&task=level&title=&id=1
BEE-SME Program https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/ctools/BEE%20SME%20SCHEME.pdf
Cluster Profile
http://sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Firozabad_Glass_Uttar_Pradesh.pdf
Other resources
http://sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21
Source: Date for 2013-14 collected by TERI under ongoing intervetions in the cluster