Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Establishment of New Aluminium Plants
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/11/2016

## Establishment of New Aluminium Plants

## †278.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  aluminium  plants  functioning  in  the  country  and  the  quantity  of aluminium produced by them during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish new aluminium plants in  the country especially in the  backward areas; and
- (c ) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  MINES,  COAL,  NEW  AND  RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):  The  details  of  aluminium  plants  operated  by  the  different  primary  aluminium producers in India   are     provided in Table-I below:

Table-I

| Sl. No.   | Company                                | Installed Smelting Capacity (Metric Tonne)   | Location                                   | State          |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1         | National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) | 4,60,000                                     | Angul                                      | Odisha         |
| 2         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.(HINDALCO)     | 4,30,000                                     | Renukoot                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
| 2         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.(HINDALCO)     | 2,06,000                                     | Hirakud                                    | Odisha         |
| 2         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.(HINDALCO)     | 3,59,000                                     | Mahan, Bargawan                            | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2         | Hindalco Industries Ltd.(HINDALCO)     | 3,59,000                                     | Lapanga, Sambalpur (Aditya Aluminium Ltd.) | Odisha         |
|           | TOTAL (HINDALCO)                       | 13,54,000                                    |                                            |                |

| 3   | VEDANTA Ltd.         | 5,75,000   | Korba (BALCO)    | Madhya Pradesh   |
|-----|----------------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
|     |                      | 17,40,000  | Jharsuguda (VAL) | Odisha           |
|     | TOTAL (VEDANTA Ltd.) | 23,15,000  |                  |                  |
|     | GRAND TOTAL (1+2+3)  | 41,29,000  |                  |                  |

The details of  installed smelting capacity and production of Aluminium by Primary Aluminium producers over the last three financial years are furnished in the Table-2 below:

Table-2 (Figures. in tonnes)

| Producer     | Smelting capacity during 2013- 14, 2014-15 and 2015- 16.   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| NALCO        | 4,60,000                                                   | 3,16,492  | 3,27,070  | 3,72,183  |
| HINDALCO     | 13,54,000                                                  | 6,18,286  | 8,35,896  | 11,41,079 |
| VEDANTA Ltd. | 23,15,000                                                  | 7,95,355  | 8,83,590  | 9,24,465  |
| TOTAL        | 41,29,000                                                  | 17,30,133 | 20,46,556 | 24,37,727 |

(b) & (c): NALCO, a public sector undertaking under Ministry of Mines envisages to augment its  aluminium  smelting  capacity  to  2  million  tonne  per  annum    from  the present capacity of 0.46 million tonne per annum subject to viability and availability of  resources.  It  includes  the  plan  to  augment  aluminium  smelting  capacity  with brownfield  expansion  of  existing  smelter  at  Angul  and  greenfield  expansion  at suitable locations in the country, subject to availability of cost effective power.

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