Cement News tagged under: power plant
Semen Indonesia plans Padang power plant17 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-run cement producer, PT Semen Indonesia, is considering building a 100MW coal-fired power plant to supply its facilities in Padang, West Sumatra, the construction of which is expected to start next year. Semen Indonesia president director, Dwi Soetjipto, said the company was undertaking a study on the plan, particularly on the capacity level of the power plant. Once the plant is completed, it will supply the company's Padang cement facility, which will see an increase in electricity ... |
Dangote to commission Zambia power plant by end-1Q1418 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Dangote Group will commission a US$50m power plant in the first quarter of 2013 to supply its factory currently under construction in Ndola, Zambia Anand Kameshwar, company senior general manager responsible for the project told the Times of Zambia that construction of the power plant was progressing well and the power plant will start operating by the end of the first quarter of 2014. “This plant is intended at making its own power available to the cement plant as opposed to connectin... |
Al Jouf Cement halts production for maintenance, Saudi Arabia17 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsAl Jouf Cement is to halt production for two weeks for unscheduled maintenance work, the company said in a statement on the Saudi bourse website. The cement producer will stop production from 17 June to 30 June according and the maintenance process is expected to cost about SAR6m (US$1.6m) which will be reflected in its second quarter financial results. Al Jouf highlighted that the stoppage will not have any impact on its ability to meet its customers’ requirements. Al Jouf Cement is p... |
HeidelbergCement to set up waste heat recovery power generation plant12 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement India has received an approval for setting up waste heat recovery power plant at its cement plant in Narsingarh, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The proposed plant will produce approximately 12.15MW of power from available waste heat of pyroprocessing system of all three clinker lines at Narsingarh. The project costs an estimated INR1450m -INR1500m (US$26.8m-US$27.8m) and it is likely to be operational in January 2015. It will substitute equivalent grid power and thus... |
Hail to run on Wärtsilä power07 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe need for reliable power plants in the Middle East and Africa is welcome news to Wärtsilä who continue to support the industry with the installation of power-generating facilities. As well as equipping existing cement factories the company has also been involved in setting up a power plant for Hail Cement's new greenfield works in Saudi Arabia. Wärtsilä outlines its power technology. Inside Hail Cement's power plant In 2011, Wärtsilä was awarded the contract to supply the eng... |
Pakistan: Thatta Cement captive power plant comes online24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement manufacturer, Thatta Cement Company Limited (TCCL), has informed Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) recently that its subsidiary, Thatta Power Limited (TPPL), has successfully started its captive power plant’s commercial production of power. TPPL has already contributed 13MW to Hyderabad Electric Supply Company Ltd (HESCO). Muhammad Taha Hamdani, CFO & Company Secretary, Thatta Cement Company, informed CemNet that apart from supplying electricity to the power utility, TCCL will al... |
India Cements plans Tamil Nadu capacity expansion, India25 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia Cements is planning work on a brownfield expansion to add over 3Mta at two of its cement plants in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Dalavoi plant, in the Ariyalur district, the company plans to construct a new line that will add over 2.55Mta to the existing 2.16Mta capacity, according to reports by Business Line India. This will take total capacity at the plant to 4.71Mta. A 2x20 MW captive power plant will also be set up to fully meet the power requirement there. A simil... |
Gresik Power plant project delayed, Indonesia20 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Gresik, says that the completion of its power plant project in Pangkep, South Sulawesi, will be delayed due to bad weather and man power limitations, according to reports in the Jakarta Post. In a file submitted to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Tuesday, Semen Gresik said that its 2x35MW coal power plant would be completed by the second quarter of 2013, a delay from the initial target of the third quarter of this year. "Extreme weather has hampered construction work, partic... |
Chettinad Cement to invest in power project, India12 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement producer Chettinad Cement is planning to invest around INR1300 crore by way of equity in associate company Chettinad Power Corp, which is to use the funds to set up a thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu. Business Standard reports that in a statement to shareholders, the company said it had received a proposal from Chettinad Power Corporation Private Ltd seeking investment in its equity share capital for a 1329MW supercritical thermal power project (2 x 660MW) at Tharangambadi V... |
Coal India threatens to cut supplies to four UltraTech Cement power plants16 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsCoal India has threatened to cut supplies to four of UltraTech Cement’s captive power plants located in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. DNA India reported that last week, Coal India wrote to 16 captive power plants, including the UltraTech facilities, threatening to break long-term linkages. These units were found to be incomplete when a meeting of the Standing Linkage Committee reviewed their implementation status, officials of Coal India Ltd (CIL) said. ... |