Institutional Kitchens
Vellore Institute of Technology operates a large-format central kitchen supporting continuous meal preparation for its campus population. The kitchen previously relied on 19 kg VOT LPG cylinders, leading to high handling frequency, indirect operational losses, and increased maintenance involvement.
Pune Gas implemented the LPGenius System with Dry Type Vaporizer, enabling a transition to 33 kg LOT LPG cylinders. The intervention delivered improved LPG utilisation, reduced indirect operating expenses, and a more structured LPG infrastructure aligned to institutional kitchen requirements, resulting in measurable cost optimisation of ~₹3.4 lakhs annually.
Vellore Institute of Technology is a leading educational institution with extensive residential and academic infrastructure. Its central kitchen operates at scale, making fuel efficiency, operational reliability, and cost discipline critical to uninterrupted campus services.
Operating on 19 kg VOT cylinders created multiple constraints:
The setup was not aligned with the demands of a large-format central kitchen.
Pune Gas deployed the LPGenius System with Dry Type Vaporizer, supported by 33 kg LOT cylinders, engineered for high-scale institutional kitchens.
The solution delivered:
LPG Consumption Reduction
~60 kg per week reduction while maintaining the same kitchen output
Fuel Cost Savings
₹6,480 saved per week, translating to ~₹25,920 per month and ~₹3.4 lakhs annually
Cylinder Handling Efficiency
Reduced from 90 VOT cylinders to 50 LOT cylinders per week
Indirect Cost Optimisation
Lower manpower dependency, reduced handling losses, and indirect expenses limited to ~2%
Operational Continuity
Stable gas availability ensured seamless performance during peak cooking cycles
The project was executed under the leadership of the Pune Gas Experience Center Chennai Team, ensuring safe installation, seamless coordination, and commissioning without disruption to daily kitchen operations.
By implementing the LPGenius System with Dry Type Vaporizer, Vellore Institute of Technology strengthened its central kitchen LPG infrastructure with a more efficient, scalable, and reliable system. The transition from 19 kg VOT to 33 kg LOT cylinders delivered measurable LPG optimisation, reduced indirect losses, and improved cost control, aligned with institutional operational demands.
