Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys synchronizes Unit 1 of captive power plant

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys’ Unit 1 consisting of 60 MW of the 120 MW captive power plant was synchronized on December 31, 2012 and put to use. Besides various tests will be conducted over the next one month to check and optimize the operation of the unit and the load will gradually be increased.

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys is primarily involved in the production of ferro alloys including charge-chrome (high-carbon ferro-chrome), and has an installed furnace capacity of 157 MVA in its two units in Therubali and Choudwar2 districts of Orissa. The company’s operations are supported by a 108 MW captive thermal power plant (at Choudwar) and captive chromite mines.