Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, has achieved a major milestone in India's aluminium sector by producing the first metal from the country's largest 525 kilo Ampere (kA) smelter, the company said.

The breakthrough marks a significant step under BALCO's ongoing one million tonne per annum (MTPA) expansion project and establishes a new national benchmark in aluminium smelting technology, it said in a statement.

The BALCO plant is located in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.

The 525 kA smelter represents a leap in technological advancement, surpassing the earlier Indian benchmark of 378 kA and setting new standards in scale, efficiency, and operational excellence, the statement said.

"Bharat Aluminium Company Limited has achieved a major milestone in Indi

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