BALCO Mining

BALCO has two captive Bauxite mines in Chhattisgarh state - one at

Mainpat with capacity 7,50,000 TPA

Bodai Daldali (Kawardha) with capacity of 12,50,000 TPA and
Coal mine at Chotia with capacity of 1 MTPA.

Smelter

BALCO has its operations at Korba in the state of Chhattisgarh with a smelter capacity of 570 ktpa with capabilities to produce ingots, Alloy
ingots, wire-rods, busbars and rolled products.

The Hall - Heroult process is the method by which Aluminium is produced industrially. The steps involved in the process are-
The process involves electrolytic reduction of Alumina (Al2O3) dissolved in electrolyte (bath) mainly containing Cryolite (Na3AlF6).

The mixture electrolysed causing the Oxygen ion of the dissolved Alumina to discharge on positive electrode where it reacts with Carbon
anode to form gases like CO2 and CO.

The Al3+ ion deposited at the negatively charged cathode converts into liquid metal which sinks to the top of cathode from where it is
periodically collected and sent to casthouse or fabrication for further processing.

Electrical resistance within the bath provides sufficient heat to keep the Cryolite molten.
The pot is thermally insulated from side and bottom to maintain the optimum heat balance and sufficient ledge (frozen electrolyte) on the
side of the shell.

A crust of bath and Alumina covers the anode to avoid anode oxidation.

SALIENT FEATURES OF BALCO POTLINE - 1

 BALCO, Potline -1 works on Prebaked technology

 A total of 288 electrolytic cells are installed with potline-1 current of 320 kA
 All 288 pots are connected in a series circuit
 The name plate capacity of potline-1 is 245 ktpa
SALIENT FEATURES OF BALCO POTLINE - 2

 BALCO, Potline -2 works on Prebaked technology

 A total of 336 electrolytic cells are installed with potline-2 current of 340 kA
 All 336 pots are connected in a series circuit
 The name plate capacity of potline-2 is 325 ktpa

POWER

CAPTIVE POWER PLANT I

Capacity: 270 MW (4 X 67.5 MW)

CAPTIVE POWER PLANT II

Capacity: 540 MW (4 X 135 MW)

CAPTIVE POWER PLANT III

1200 MW comprises of 4units of 300 MW each in which 2 Units are IPP and 2 Units are CPP.
Vedanta Ltd

Vedanta Ltd. aluminium operations include a refinery and a 90 MW captive power plant at Lanjigarh and a
smelter and a 1,215 MW captive power plant at Jharsuguda, both at Odisha in Eastern India.

We have strategically located our plants in the bauxite- and coal-rich regions of eastern India.

At the Lanjigarh alumina refinery, FY 2015-16 production was robust and at record levels, allowing us to
achieve 97% of the capacity of 1 mt, producing 971,000 tonnes. At 500 kt Jharsuguda smelter the production
was stable. We initiated a number of innovative and six-sigma projects to increase operational efficiencies. Pot-
lines and other facilities including billet and wire rods are now working much higher than design capacities,
with improved recovery and quality. We have also commenced the start-up of the first pot line of 312.5 kt and
1,25 mtpa Jharsuguda II smelter, using surplus power from the 1215 MW power plant.

We also made progress in securing raw material for our Alumina refinery, with the Government of Odisha
granting Prospecting Licenses (PLs) for three laterite deposits. The exploration work at these deposits is in
progress and we expect to start production in FY 2015-16 after receipt of the Mining Leases (ML). The
expansion of the Lanjigarh Alumina refinery has reached final stages of approval and Environmental Clearance
is expected soon.