Vishwaraj Sugar Industries (VSIL) is planning brownfield ethanol production expansion by capacity of 150,000 liters per day. This expansion is driven by technological up-gradation and the company is filing a patent to that effect. This will increase the overall ethanol production capacity to 250,000 liters per day. The expansion will happen in the existing premises by November 2023.
Further, the company is planning to set up a Greenfield Ethanol Production Facility, having final capacity of 250,000 liters per day, within 80 kms from the existing factory in the Belagavi district. VSIL has already acquired 120 acres of land for this project. The estimated project investment is Rs 250 crore and the first full year of operation of this facility shall be FY 2024.
Vishwaraj Sugar Industries was incorporated in the year 1995. It is an integrated sugar and other allied products manufacturing company operating from Belgaum District in the State of Karnataka which is designated as one of the 'High Recovery zones' for sugar production by Government of India.
