Representational picture
| Photo Credit: BIJOY GHOSH
The Ramco Cements Ltd. (RCL) stated it has elevated the clinkering capacity of the Kolimigundla cement plant in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh by 0.65 million tonnes each year (mtpa) by means of de-bottlenecking of its pyro processing system.
The Kolimigundla plant is working at 100% capacity. With this de-bottlenecking, the revised clinkerisation capacity now stands at 3.15 mtpa, an organization govt stated throughout an interplay.
Asserting that different growth programmes have been on observe, the official stated RCL had obtained consent from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to function the Kolimigundla plant.
Regarding the capacity growth of Kolimigundla Thermal Power Plant of 18 MW, one other RCL govt stated that it will be commissioned this month and the railway siding in June subsequent yr.
Expansion of capacity of dry combine merchandise in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha could be commissioned throughout December 2023. Expansion of the grinding plant from 0.9 mtpa to 1.8 mtpa in Odisha is predicted to be commissioned throughout January 2024, the corporate stated.
RCL has deliberate ₹1,600 crore in the direction of capex for FY24 and ₹200-250 crore in FY25 for ongoing initiatives. During the September quarter, the corporate incurred a capex of ₹941 crore, together with the acquisition of limestone bearing lands in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
During the primary half, the corporate stated it bought 8.91 million tonnes of cement and it hopes to promote over 18 million tonnes for the entire yr.
