By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, April 2, 2015 :

The Navratna aluminium major, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has achieved highest ever gross turnover of Rs. 7774 crore  against Rs. 7024 crore achieved last year and previous best of Rs. 7247 crore achieved in FY 12-13.

The Aluminium major’s export earning has been pegged at Rs. 3307 crore in 2014-15 against Rs. 3719 crore earned last year, a company statement on Thursday said here.

Besides, NALCO has generated 181 MU of wind energy during the year by operating a 50.4 MW wind power plant at Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh and another 47.6 MW plant at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. During the year, the company commissioned 260 KWp Rooftop Solar Power System at Corporate Office and Township, Bhubaneswar. 167 kilo unit solar energy has been generated during the year.         

The PSU has set an ambitious target of an annual production target of 68.25 lakh tons of bauxite, 21.80 lakh tons of alumina, 3.80 lakh tons of aluminium and net power generation of 6009 million units by the end of this fiscal.

In this regard an MoU has been signed between the union ministry of mines and Nalco. The MoU was signed between the ministry secretary Dr. Anup K Pujari, IAS, and chairman and managing director, Nalco, Ansuman Das at New Delhi in the presence of other senior officials of Ministry on Tuesday.

As per the MoU, the net operating sales turnover target has been fixed at Rs.8,488 crore.

Regarding new initiatives, a solar power project of about 15 MW and exploring an overseas smelter plant based on cheap power is included in the proposed major milestones.

Further, NALCO has given emphasis on reduction in electrical energy consumption for its Refinery and Smelter plant and accordingly targets have been set.

The company has set target for adopting ISO 27001 Certification for IT Infrastructure. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activity, NALCO has committed for construction of toilets in school of peripheral villages of Angul and Damanjodi sector under “Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan”.