Sambalpur Biofuels is setting up a grain-based ethanol manufacturing unit with a capacity of 100 klpd at Parmanpur village Maneswar tehsil in Sambalpur district of Odisha. As of now, around 40 percent work on the project has been completed.

The unit will cover over 14.83 acres of land parcel and include a three MW bagasse-based co-generation power plant. The project will create employment for around 161 people.

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) approved the project in March 2022. In addition, Sambalpur Biofuels received environmental clearance from the ministry of environment, forests, and climate change (MoEF&CC) in April 2022.

According to the latest Projects Today updates, the company expects to complete the project by December 2023.