Bharat Aluminium Company
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) is a major Indian aluminum company which operates an existing aluminum smelter with another under construction in Chhattisgarh, two bauxite mines and two coal-fired power stations.[1] [2] [3]
BALCO was a government-owned company until 2001 when 51% was sold to Sterlite Industries. The government of Indian retains a 49% stake in the project.[4]
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Coal-fired power stations
BALCO operates two captive coal-fired power stations. These are a 270 megawatt (MW) power station at Jamnipali, Korba, Chhattisgarh. This plant sources its coal from the Gevra & Kusmunda mines of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India. The second power station is a 540MW at the same location and also sourcing its coal from the Gevra & Kusmunda mines.[3]
Proposed new coal-fired power station
BALCO is proposing to build a new 325,000 tonne per annum aluminum smelter within the existing Korba Aluminium Complex. As a part of the expansion, BALCO is building a new 1,200 MW coal-fired power station.[5]
Contact details
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited
Aluminium Sadan
Core - 6, Scope Office Complex,
Lodi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
Website: http://www.balcoindia.com/default.aspx
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References
- ↑ Bharat Aluminum Company, "Mining", Bharat Aluminum Company website, accessed February 2012.
- ↑ Bharat Aluminum Company, "Smelters", Bharat Aluminum Company website, accessed February 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bharat Aluminum Company, "Power", Bharat Aluminum Company website, accessed February 2012.
- ↑ "Profile", Bharat Aluminum Company website, accessed February 2012.
- ↑ Bharat Aluminum Company, "Projects", Bharat Aluminum Company website, accessed February 2012.
