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Utkal Alumina refinery goes on stream after two decades
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After struggling hard for over two decades, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, has finally started trial production from its 1.5 million ton alumina refinery at Doragurah, near Kasipur in Odisha’s Rayagada district.
During trial production, the plant is operating at only 10 to 15 percent of its capacity and after the stabilisation process, it will attain full capacity over next six months, said a senior officer of the company.
The INR 7,000 crore refinery project has a 90 Mw co-generation thermal power plant and a captive mine with capacity to produce 4.2 million ton of bauxite per annum at Baphilimali-spreading over Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, about 17-km from the plant site.
As the company is yet to start the mining operation, it has procured some raw material from its mines in Madhya Pradesh to meet the requirement during trial operation. "Raw material is not a problem for us. We have stocked around 20,000 metric tons of bauxite," he said.
The starting of trial production by UAIL is an important milestone for this Aditya Birla Group company, which has been hanging fire for last 21 years due to protracted protests by the environmentalists and project affected people.
During trial production, the plant is operating at only 10 to 15 percent of its capacity and after the stabilisation process, it will attain full capacity over next six months, said a senior officer of the company.
The INR 7,000 crore refinery project has a 90 Mw co-generation thermal power plant and a captive mine with capacity to produce 4.2 million ton of bauxite per annum at Baphilimali-spreading over Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, about 17-km from the plant site.
As the company is yet to start the mining operation, it has procured some raw material from its mines in Madhya Pradesh to meet the requirement during trial operation. "Raw material is not a problem for us. We have stocked around 20,000 metric tons of bauxite," he said.
The starting of trial production by UAIL is an important milestone for this Aditya Birla Group company, which has been hanging fire for last 21 years due to protracted protests by the environmentalists and project affected people.
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