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Khambalia
Unit
The Company�s first manufacturing
facility, located at Khambalia, Jamnagar, started production
of LAM Coke in 1994-95 with 3 chimneys with 48 ovens and an
installed capacity of 0.1 million tonnes per annum (MPTA). In the
year 1999-00, GNCL added one more chimney with 16 ovens. Then,
in 2002-03, it added 1 chimney with 28 ovens by way of capital
expansion. The merger of Gujarat NRE Power Ltd's (GNPL) results
into addition of 2 more chimneys with 56 ovens. During 2003-04
Aparna Projects Private Limited (APPL) was merged into GNCL
resulting in an addition of 3 chimneys with 84 ovens. During
the same year, it also underwent a capital expansion thereby
adding one more chimney with 28 ovens. The plant is now in
operation with 11 chimneys with 260 ovens having an installed
capacity of 3.58 lacs MTPA. The company has undertaken extensive water harvesting and created two ponds which store water during the monsoons to be utilized during the dry seasons. This is in addition to contribution for construction of check dams under the Gujarat government's scheme for Public Private Patnership.
Bhachau
Unit
In the first quarter
of 2004, Gujarat NRE Coke set up a green-field project for
manufacture of LAM Coke at Bhachau, in Gujarat having an installed
capacity of 0.324 million TPA. The plant is located near the port
of Kandla and will facilitate access of the company�s product
by the starving North Indian market because of its excellent
rail/road connectivity. It uses non-recovery technology of
coke manufacture and will utilize the coal from Australia
to manufacture coke of the finest quality, known for their
low ash content and high calorific value. The new unit consists
of 9 chimneys with 260 ovens. The plant started production
in March 2004 and reached complete capacity by March 2005.
With the new unit fully commissioned, the combined production
capacity of the company in Gujarat has reached 0.682 million TPA.
Dharwad
Unit
The company has promoted
Bharat NRE Coke Limited., which set up a green-field coke
oven battery project at Dharwad, Karnataka in a joint venture
with Kalyani Steels Ltd. The plant has 8 chimneys and an installed
capacity of 0.324 million TPA.
The site is situated within a radius of 300 kms from the units
consuming coke.
These
units will cater to South Indian and Western markets and take
the cumulative installed capacity of the group to over 0.1
million TPA.
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