Electrical & Electronics

Twin Star Display Technologies, the promoter company of Sterlite Technologies (STL) and Twin Star Technologies (erstwhile Sterlite Display), is planning an LCD module manufacturing unit and a captive coal-based thermal power plant at Additional MIDC Butibori, dist. Pune, Maharashtra. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 165 billion. Pollution & Ecology Control Services is the environmental consultant. The project is under the company`s internal evaluation. According to MoEF sources, the land area is 200 acres including phases 1, 2 and 3. The company has proposed to install 3x50 MW coal-based captive thermal power plant with ACC & 3x250 TPH CFBC boiler along with LCD manufacturing unit with FAB for 60,000 glass sheets/ month. The raw material required for LCD manufacturing will be imported from the countries like Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, etc. Effluent will be treated in dedicated common effluent treatment plant proposed by the company. Green belt will be developed. It is expected that construction will start from 2017 & operation of the project will start by 2019. [Info as of: Oct. `16]

INDIA \ Maharashtra