Odisha's JSW Infrastructure Coal Terminal Has Been Put into Commercial Operation.
The Paradip East Quay Coal Terminal in Odisha has begun commercial operations by JSW Infrastructure.
An annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of coal can be handled by the fully-mechanized terminal at the Paradip Port Trust, which is cape-compliant.
Once the Paradip Port dredging is complete, it will be able to accommodate cape-sized boats. The terminal at the port has cost Rs 1,300 crore. This machine is capable of loading and unloading 25 and two rakes at the same time on a regular basis.
An entirely automated coal terminal will be built and operated by JSW Infrastructure for the next 30 years on a Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) basis.
With the opening of this facility, the company's cargo capacity now exceeds 150 MTPA. By the end of FY24, JSW Infrastructure expects to increase its overall capacity to 200 MTPA.
Coal-based enterprises have been forced to switch to domestic coal because of rising steam coal costs, according to UNI India.
According to JSW Infrastructure, the arrival of this terminal is timed to meet the current demand for local coal. Also on site is an iron ore terminal with an annual capacity of 10 million metric tonnes of iron ore and pellets.
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