MSPL Limited is an Indian company that operates

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the ...

mines and

wind farms Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few h ...

. It is a subsidiary of the Baldota Group.

Iron Mining

MSPL mines, processes and exports iron ore. According to the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, It was the first private company in India to receive a license for export of high grade ore containing at least 64% iron.

Wind energy

MSPL operates

in the Indian states of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

, Maharashtra,

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

and

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

. Their total installed capacity was 191.6 MW in 2007 according to the Directory of Indian Wind Power Its wind power operations have been used in

Clean Development Mechanism The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a United Nations-run carbon offset scheme allowing countries to fund greenhouse gas emissions-reducing projects in other countries and claim the saved emissions as part of their own efforts to meet internat ...

(CDM) projects to create Certified Emission Reduction credits (CERs).

Awards

MSPL was awarded the CFBP-Jamnalal Bajaj Uchit Vyavahar Puraskar in the Large Manufacturer category in 2007. and in the same year received the First Prize for Independent Power Producer under Wind Programme from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. In 2005, the Group received the KREDL award for the highest investment and production in wind power. For planting over 1.6 Million trees MSPL received the 2004 Indira Priyadarshni Vriuksha Mitra Award.

References

External links

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* http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Chidamabaram_asks_industry_to_help_inclusive_growth/articleshow/3047073.cms * http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2562618.cms * http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/MSPL_to_invest_over_Rs_18K_cr_for_capacity_expansion/articleshow/2190870.cms * http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=2230089 * https://web.archive.org/web/20080519120540/http://www.businessworld.in/content/view/4672/4779 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mspl Limited Non-renewable resource companies established in 1961 Iron ore mining companies of India Electric power companies of India Companies based in Mumbai Wind power companies Energy companies established in 1961 Renewable resource companies established in 1961 Indian companies established in 1961 1961 establishments in Maharashtra