Goa Investment Promotion Board (GIPB) has granted in-principle approval to various proposals by Vedanta Ltd for the expansion of existing capacities at its pig iron plant (PIP).
The company had submitted a proposal for the enhancement of its pig iron, coke, sinter and power plant at Navelim village, about 30 km from here, a senior GIPB member told PTI.
The company has sought expansion of its pig iron capacity by 0.45 mtpa from the existing 0.74 mtpa.
When commissioned, the company will achieve additional 61 per cent increase in pig iron capacity, he said.
GIPB, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, had last evening granted approval to various proposals by Vedanta along with several other projects, including starred hotels and industrial expansions.
Vedanta has also proposed the expansion of sinter plant at its PIP facility to cater to the requirement of sinter feed for the new blast furnaces which will result in 50 per cent capacity increase.
The company also plans to increase its power generation by 30 MW capacity (addition of 33 per cent to existing capacity) after the expansion of non-recovery coke oven plant which is a raw material to generate electricity, the official said.
In another proposal, Vedanta has also sought an in-principle approval for diversification of operations by installing 0.3 mtpa ductile iron pipe plant at the existing location at Navelim.
The plant will use inputs from the existing pig iron production capacity to create high value output and spur future growth.
According to the company, there will not be any increase in hot metal production, the official said.
Only 3,00,000 tonnes of hot metal shall be converted to ductile iron pipe.
The proposed investment in this project is worth Rs 445 crore with an employment capacity of 300 people.