The Hindu Business Line : Vasavadatta Cements plans to double output

The Vasavadatta Cements, a unit of the Kesoram Industries, proposes to double production of the clinker and cement after the inauguration of its 4th unit in its plant in the outskirts of Sedam town in Gulbarga District in August next year.

A spokesperson of the Vasavadatta Cements said here on Thursday the Sedam plant, which at present has a capacity of producing cement of 4.1 million tonnes in its three units in the Sedam plant planned to increase the cement production to 9.1 million tonnes per annum after the commissioning of the 4th unit in August next year.

Advanced stage of completion

He said that the work of the installation of the 4th unit was in an advanced stage of completion and this would also enable the factory to increase the production of the clinker from the present capacity of 3.3 million tonnes per year to 6 million tonnes per year. The third unit of the Sedam plant was inaugurated in October this year.

The spokesperson said that the limestone deposits in its Injepalli captive mine had enough stocks to last another six decades and there was no shortage of raw material for the factory to meet the requirement of increased production of clinkers and cement.

The factory also proposes to increase the present captive generation of over from 43.2 MW to 73.2 MW by installing 4th Captive Power Production unit. At present the 25.2 MW of power is produced in the Captive Power Plants 1 and II and the third unit of the captive power plant with a capacity of 18 mw was in advanced stage of execution.

Water requirement

He said that the water requirement of the plant is met from Kagina River and Kamalavati Barrage across Kamalavathi River constructed by the factory. For the expansion plans of the plant, the additional water requirement would be met from Kagina River, Kamalavathi Barrage and mine and rainwater pits in the plant.

To a question, he said that the coal requirements of the captive power plants were being met from the supplies from Singareni Collieries and Western Coal fields. He said complete care has been taken to maintain the standards stipulated for safeguarding the environment and air quality management. Out of the total capital cost of Rs 575 crore, Rs 28 Crore would be for implementing environmental management plans.

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