Odisha

Hindalco Inks Agreement With Greenko For Construction Of Sustainable Electric Plant For Odisha Aluminium Smelter

Hindalco Inks Agreement With Greenko For Construction Of Sustainable Electric Plant For Odisha Aluminium Smelter

Indian aluminium producer Hindalco Industries has reached an agreement with Greenko Energies Pvt Ltd to build a renewable energy plant capable of providing continuous 100 MW of electrical power to Hindalco’s Odisha aluminium smelter. According to local media, the project would involve...

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Events

Vedanta Plans US$300 MM In Capital Expenditures In Current Fiscal Year

Vedanta Plans US$300 MM In Capital Expenditures In Current Fiscal Year

India’s premier aluminium smelter Vedanta Ltd. plans to spend US$300 million during the current fiscal year. This is according to comments made to domestic media by Vedanta Aluminium’s Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kapur last week. “Our most significant expansion will be at our Lanjigarh alumina refinery,” Kapur told India’s BusinessLine. “Subject to government approvals, the […]

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India Steel Minister Pushes For Quick Completion Of Angul Aluminium Park

India Steel Minister Pushes For Quick Completion Of Angul Aluminium Park

India’s steel minister Dharmedra Pradhan went on record Saturday in full support of a speedy completion to Angul Aluminium Park after a meeting between the project’s partners National Aluminium Company (NALCO) and the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation. Also present was chairman-cum-managing director of Nalco Sridhar Patra, and IDCO CMD Sanjay Singh, among others. “The […]

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Indian Government Approves Hindalco Plan For Second Alumina Refinery In Odisha

Indian Government Approves Hindalco Plan For Second Alumina Refinery In Odisha

Indian aluminium smelter Hindalco obtained permission from the national government earlier this week for its planned greenfield alumina refinery in the western state of Odisha. According to reports, the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) gave its blessing to Hindalco’s plan, which is an ₹8,000-crore (US$1.1 billion) project to be built with a nameplate capacity of […]

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Vedanta Plans Flat-Rolled Aluminium Plant For Eastern India

Vedanta Plans Flat-Rolled Aluminium Plant For Eastern India

A top official at Indian aluminium smelter Vedanta told local media this week that his firm plans to enhance its value-added portfolio with the construction of a INR2,500 crore aluminium flat rolled products plant. The Chief Executive Offiecer of Vedanta Aluminium and Power Ajay Kapur said that the move will be part of a larger […]

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Expected Tepid Response Delays Odisha’s Auction Of Bauxite Blocks

Expected Tepid Response Delays Odisha’s Auction Of Bauxite Blocks

Despite residing above over half the country’s total known bauxite reserves, the Odisha government has yet to place a single block up for online auction to date. According to experts, state officials have thus far backed away from auctioning the blocks over concerns that the bauxite ore outcroppings will not draw the sort of significant […]

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