Godrej & Boyce is strengthening its presence in sectors of hydrogen and power for delivery of specialized and large equipment with an investment of Rs.300 crore towards an expansion of its Dahej plant in Gujarat. This ongoing expansion will increase their manufacturing area by approximately 25,000 sqm.
Dahej facility
This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility by Godrej & Boyce, housed under its business vertical Godrej Process Equipment was established in 2016. This facility is well-equipped for manufacturing and delivering critical and over-dimensional consignments (ODC) for global projects. This ongoing expansion is being constructed with a focus on sustainability principles along with improved and efficient utilization of resources. Green initiatives like solar Power and various installations for recycling, water conservation, and reducing fuel consumption will be incorporated. The expansion is focused on catering to the growing needs of the industry and leading to opportunities for local employment in the region.
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Expansion
This strategic expansion will involve a dedicated bay for nuclear equipment, and another bay dedicated for heavy equipment manufacturing. This will house a state-of-the-art clean room facility for manufacturing critical process equipment with exotic metallurgy like titanium, zirconium etc. Also, having a higher crane height will facilitate the manufacturing of Large and over-dimensional equipment as large as 16m in diameter. This expansion also will include two extended manufacturing yards for large and ODC equipment. The extended fabrication yard houses a crane with an under-the-hook height of 20m with a prime focus on manufacturing large and over-dimensional static equipment. In the future, this extended yard will also be used for modular fabrication.
This ongoing expansion, both in terms of capacity and capability will help Godrej Process Equipment strengthen its presence in sectors of hydrogen and power for specialized and large equipment in addition to their existing portfolios in the oil & gas, chemicals & fertilizers, and power sector.
