Ganpati Sugar Industries is setting up a molasses-based distillery unit with a capacity of 30 klpd at Chowtkur in Medak district of Telangana. The project will spread over 16.7 acre of land and also include two MW bagasse-based captive power unit.
The project was granted terms of reference (ToR) in June 2015 and in the same month the company acquired land for the project worth Rs 60 crore.
In March 2016, the company achieved financial closure for the project and in June 2016, the project was accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The civil contractor for the project is Sanco Infra Projects and EIA Consultant is Pioneer Enviro Laboratories & Consultants.
In the latest development available with Projects Today, after much delay civil work and equipment installation is underway with completion scheduled for November 2019.