“The board of administrators of the corporate has accredited organising of an built-in cement plant at village Gothra in Nawalgarh Tehsil of Rajasthan and solar energy vegetation at varied areas to satisfy the captive requirement of the cement vegetation of the corporate,” mentioned Shree Cement in a regulatory submitting.
The brand new proposed plant would have a clinker capability of three.8 million tonnes each year (MTPA) and could be prepared by the quarter ending March 2024, Shree Cement mentioned within the regulatory submitting.
The venture requires an funding of about Rs 3,500 crore, it added.
Over the mode of financing, the corporate mentioned it might be finished by means of a mixture of “inside accruals and debt”.
Moreover, the board has additionally accredited a further funding of Rs 500 crore to arrange solar energy vegetation having a capability of as much as 106 megawatts (MW) to satisfy the captive energy requirement of the corporate’s cement vegetation at varied areas.
This venture could be accomplished throughout the quarter ending September 2022, it added.
“The corporate has dedicated to maximising the usage of clear power into its operations. Organising of the above solar energy vegetation will improve the proportion of unpolluted power utilization in whole power consumption of the corporate,” it mentioned.
It’s going to scale back fossil gasoline consumption and assist in decreasing the carbon footprint of the corporate, Shree Cement mentioned.
In a separate submitting, Shree Cement mentioned, “The board of administrators of Shree Cement East Non-public Restricted (SCEPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the corporate, at the moment (Tuesday) accredited the proposal for organising of a clinker grinding unit at village Digha and Parbatpur, in Purulia district of West Bengal.”
This will likely be financed primarily by the use of fairness contribution from Shree Cement Ltd.
“The cement demand-supply scenario in West Bengal seems fairly beneficial and thus, funding in cement plant within the state could be a viable proposition,” it added.
Shree Cement has manufacturers corresponding to Roofon, Bangur Energy, Shree Jung Rodhak, Bangur Cement and Rockstrong. The corporate is amongst one among India’s top-three cement producers with an put in cement manufacturing capability of 43.4 million tonnes each year (MTPA) and an influence era capability of 752 megawatts, together with renewable power sources.
“In the course of the 12 months 2020-21, the utilisation price was 67 per cent,” it added.
In 2020-21, Shree Cement’s income stood at Rs 12,588.39 crore.
