| Captive power generation was 445.07 million KWH during the year under review as against 338.12 million KWH during the previous year. Captive power generation catered to about 98% of the total power requirement of the section. 54.15 million KWH being 12.17% of the power generated from the power plants was sold to Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Ltd. The unit is also exploring the possibilities of power generation from Waste Heat Recovery System which will give considerable advantage in cost of power generation. Further, the Company is also exploring possibilities of further expansion or a Green field unit in nearby area. |
| As a part of corporate social responsibility, the unit has undertaken various social welfare and community development activities such as construction of water tank and children's park, plantation of trees, water conservation, health camps, distribution of agricultural implements to the villagers, vocational training and skill development activities, etc. in its surrounding areas. |
| In the year 2009-10, the Section received two prizes in the 'Mines Safety Week' under the aegis of DGMS - Drilling & Blasting First Prize and Method of Working 2nd Prize. Also in the various safety competitions conducted on the occasion of 'Gulbarga Region Industrial Safety Day 2010' (GRISD) celebration, our employees bagged various prizes. |
| Apart from the above, seven Scout & Guide students of our School - Vasavadatta Vidya Vihar have won recently, the coveted Award of 'Rashtrapati Puraskar'. |
| Industrial relations with the employees were good during the year. |
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| Kesoram Cement |
| Production figures of this section are as under : |
| Production |
2009-10 |
2008-09 |
| (Metric Ton) |
(Metric Ton) |
| Clinker |
11,61,200 |
10,97,175 |
| Cement |
13,78,833 |
15,11,615 |
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| This Section also has achieved highest ever production of Clinker. However, Cement production and dispatches were adversely affected due to Telangana agitation and paucity of Railway wagons for movement of cement. Consequently, the Section had to sell 55,024 metric ton of clinker. There was substantial capacity expansion also in Andhra Pradesh, which had put pressure on sales realizations and profitability of the Section. However, from the month of March 2010, cement prices are improving and are expected to improve further in coming months. |
| The unit has built-up an excellent brand image of its blended cement "BIRLA SHAKTI"
and was able to market about 81% of its total
output in PPC cement segment. |
| There has been substantial increase in cost of raw materials and coal. However, Management
has taken various control measures
to keep the cost of cement under control. |
| Captive Thermal Power Plant of this Section generated 113.29 million KWH of power, out of which 0.03 million KWH were supplied to APTRANSCO. In this Section, about 82% of the power requirement of the cement plant is met from the Captive generation and balance power was purchased from APTRANSCO. Captive Power Plant plays a vital role in improving the cost competitiveness and
providing quality power to the Section. In view of this, the Section is considering the feasibility of power generation by Waste Heat Recovery System. |
| The suit challenging the validity of imposition of Electricity Duty on captive power generation
@ 25 paise per Unit from 17.07.2003 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh is still pending before the Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh. |
