Reform plan for excessive discharge of low-pressure steam in the steam pipeline network of methanol plants?

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The gas generation rate of the high-pressure drum is 160 tons/h; the auxiliary boiler generates 30 tons/h at a medium pressure of 4.4 MPA during continuous operation. The synthesis drum produces 40 tons/h of gas, while the process drum generates 20 tons/h. High-pressure steam consumption amounts to 160 tons/h, with 70 tons of steam extracted for use in turbines at medium pressure, 20 tons extracted at low pressure, and 50 tons/h extracted by each small turbine. The amount of steam used for distillation is less than 50 tons. The excess low-pressure steam is continuously vented. How can this vented low-pressure steam be utilized more effectively? Currently, options such as gas lift recovery and the addition of systems for recovering heat from this steam are being considered. Are there any other more cost-effective renovation options?