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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020/21 5

                                                                                                    1.8 million TEUs

                                                                                                    For the year ended 31st March 2021

                                                                                                    19,220,990 KWh

                                                                                                    Electricity from the National Grid

All terminal operators in the Port of Colombo very quickly redesigned                               increased by 9% year on year in total, which
and re-calibrated operations from April 2020 onwards to ensure the                                  resulted in a 29% increase per box move
port offered uninterrupted services to its users in support of the global                           compared to the previous year on the back of
efforts to manage the pandemic.                                                                     a lower number of containers handled during
                                                                                                    the year. The increase in total consumption
challenge by seeking new and ‘virtual’ ways to     ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP                        was driven entirely by the greater volume and
deepen “connections” with stakeholders. As                                                          longer dwell time of customers’ refrigerated
SAGT remains engaged with the advancement          SAGT’s electricity consumption has been          containers passing through the terminal,
of stakeholder interests, the opportunities        identified as a significant contributor towards  which need to be kept ‘plugged-in’ and is not
arising out of the “new order”, particularly with  its environmental impact. In the FY 2020/21,     reflective of the terminal’s direct electricity
respect to productivity and efficiency gains       SAGT consumed 19,220,990 KWh of electricity      consumption. Electricity consumed excluding
through digitalisation, give us many reasons to    from the National Grid, equating to 16.8 KWh     customer owned and operated refrigerated
be optimistic for the years ahead.                 of electricity consumption per box move.         containers was 10,474,290 KWh, a year-on-
                                                   The electricity consumption during the year      year reduction of 2%.

                                                                                                    During the FY 2020/21, SAGT consumed
                                                                                                    56,953 m3 of water, a 2% reduction in total
                                                                                                    water consumption, but 49.7L of water per box
                                                                                                    move, a 14.7% increase in the consumption
                                                                                                    per box move resulting from a decrease in
                                                                                                    the TEU throughput compared to the previous
                                                                                                    year.

                                                                                                    We are presently taking steps to reduce
                                                                                                    consumption where possible and develop
                                                                                                    greater resource efficiency, as means to
                                                                                                    improving these indicators in the years ahead.
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