India: Ramco Cements has received environmental clearance to upgrade the captive power plant at its Alathiyur cement plant in Tamil Nadu. The expansion will cost US$3.18m. The cement producer intends to add 6MW turbines based on air-cooled condensers, taking the total power generation to 42MW, according to Accord Fintech. The company will use imported coal from Indonesia for the power plant. The coal supply agreement was made in July 2014 with Devendral Coal International.
Ramco Cements receives environment go-ahead for power plant expansion at Alathiyur
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