August 22, 2008

GACL to invest INR 490 crore in power projects

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited is investing INR 490 crore to set up a power unit at Dahej and a wind mill project in Kutch district of Gujarat by 2008 end.

Gujarat Alkalies is setting up a 90 MW gas based power unit at Dahej for INR 350 crore and another 40 MW wind mill project at INR 140 crore in Kachchh district. It is also increasing the capacity of caustic soda manufacturing plant from the existing 1,200 tonnes per day to 2,000 tonnes per day. It has undertaken 600 tonnes per day caustic soda expansion project, 50 tonnes per day anhydrous aluminum chloride plant at Dahej along with the 75 tonnes per day hydrogen paroxide plant expansion project.