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Ann: Smelter Arrival Update, page-37

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    Has any of the GMC cheer leaders ever asked themselves the question.
    Why did the INDIAN ferro alloy industry started to close down?
    ANSWER
    Cost of power
    Power woes: AP ferro alloy makers cut output 50%

    https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...lloy-makers-cut-output-50/article20593348.ece

    “The industry has already suffered huge losses. Against a capacity of about 2.5 lakh tonnes, the industry is today producing hardly 1.5 lakh tonnes."
    "Power constitutes 40-70 per cent of the production cost of ferro-alloys, used by the steel industries."

    "(power distribution companies) have now proposed a 42 per cent increase in tariff for this sector, which would push up power cost from the present Rs 3.65 a unit to Rs 5.37 on energy charges alone."

    "A Re 1 per unit hike in the power tariff pushes up the production cost by about Rs 4,000 a tonne for ferro-chrome and ferro manganese and Rs 9,000 a tonne for ferro silicon, industry players say."

    The cost of power up from Rs3.65 to Rs5.37 ie equivalent to US$0.053/Kwh to US$0.078/Kwh

    GMC power is double this.
 
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