New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) GHCL Ltd, the country's second-largest soda ash producer, is set to nearly double its production capacity to 2.3 million tonne per annum by 2030, with its Rs 6,500-crore greenfield project in Gujarat's Kutch district expected to commence construction within the next six to seven months.

The expansion comes as the company battles cheap Chinese imports while positioning itself as a key supplier for India's ambitious 300 GW solar power target, where soda ash is a critical raw material for solar glass manufacturing.

"Almost all major formalities have been completed, environmental clearance has been obtained, a major part of the land has already been purchased," GHCL Managing Director R S Jalan told PTI in an exclusive interview.

"At this point of time we have not sta

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