Balrampur Chini Mills Limited announced that the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 9 August, 2021, approved further capacity expansion of ethanol production from 840 KLPD to 1050 KLPD considering the huge untapped demand for ethanol due to the robust policies of Government of India on ethanol blending. Proposed capacity addition: 210 KLPD (40 KLPD at Gularia and 170 KLPD at Balrampur). By November, 2021 for Gularia and November, 2022, the proposed capacity is to be added for Balrampur. Investment required: INR 2,050 million (Approx.) (INR 150 million for Gularia and INR 1,900 million for Balrampur). The Board has also approved additional capex for Modernization and upgradation of its sugar factories at the following units: for Balrampur - Modernization & Setting up of Refinery with INR 1,580 million; for modernization at Babhnan and Rauzagaon with INR 1,260 million and INR 150 million, respectively; De-bottlenecking & efficiency enhancement at Mankapur with INR 210 million; and setting up of Refinery at Kumbhi with INR 430 million. Estimated capex to be incurred upto Nov. 2022: for New Distillery- (Maizapur - ongoing project)-estimated Capex is INR 4,250 million; for Distillery expansion-estimated Capex is INR 2,050 million; and for Sugar plants modernization/efficiency improvement-estimated Capex is INR 3,630 million.