National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has inked an agreement with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals (GACL) for setting up an integrated caustic soda plant and captive power plant at Dahej in state of Gujarat at a cost of Rs 1,789 crore. The capacity of the caustic soda plant will be 2.7 lakh tonnes per annum and that of the captive power plant will be 100 MW.
The company will hold 40% equity in the project, while the rest will be held by GACL, a Gujarat government owned company.
Nalco has the largest integrated alumina-aluminium complex of Asia. Its integrated operations cover the entire aluminium production value chain from mining bauxite, refining alumina, smelting aluminium, captive power generation to a strong logistic network in terms of rail & port facilities, coal mining and handling plant to support its operations and to become one of the most cost-efficient aluminium companies across the globe.
