ms pl see shared source microsoft public license ms pl . mspl limited type private industry mining energy founded 1961 headquarters mumbai india 1 key people mr. narendrakumar baldota chairman & md mr. rahulkumar baldota executive director mr. shrenikkumar baldota executive director mr. r. h. sawkar independent director mr. m. ravindra independent director mr. anirudha r. barwe independent director products iron ore wind energy revenue rs .14945.77 million 2007 number of employees 1177 2007 website www.baldota.co.in mspl limited the flagship company of baldota group was founded in 1961 . today it is one of the india s leading iron ore mining companies and holds the distinction of being the country s largest producer of wind power . mspl s sales during the year ended on march 31 2007 amounted to 4.88 million metric tons of iron ore products comprising 2.36 million metric tons of high grade fines 1.10 million metric tons of medium grade fines 0.97 million metric tons of high grade calibrated lump ore and 0.44 million metric tons of medium grade calibrated lump ore . mspl also owns and operates wind farms with a current installed capacity of 215.75 mw . mspl s wind farms are situated in harpanahalli with a capacity of 46.25 mw chitradurga with a capacity of 38.35 mw harihar with a capacity of 6 mw in the state of karnataka satara with a capacity of 1 mw and dhule with a capacity of 20 mw in the state of maharashtra and with a capacity of 30 mw at surajbari in the state of gujarat . contents 1 history 2 resources 2.1 iron ore 2.2 wind energy 2.3 events & awards 3 combatting climate change through cdm 4 references 5 external links history edit mspl was originally founded by the late mr. abheraj h. baldota in 1961 . prior to incorporating mspl mr. abheraj baldota was a trader in non ferrous metals . he was the president of the bombay metal exchange in 1960 . unfortunately mr. abheraj h. baldota was involved in a series of illegal transactions and was held accountable for several allegations of embezzlement leading to his early retirement . under his aegis the baldota group transformed from a fledgling mining company to a full fledged conglomerate with diversified interests such as iron ore wind power gases steel chemicals and diamond & gold mining . resources edit iron ore edit open cast vyasanakere iron ore mine of mspl limited mspl is an iron ore mining processing and exporting company over four decades old . according to the federation of indian mineral industries mspl was the first private company in india to receive a license for export of high grade iron ore having a fe content of 64 % or more . mspl is the flagship company of the baldota group of companies which are privately owned principally by the baldota family . mspl is an iso 9001 2000 iso 14001 1996 and ohsas 18001 1999 certified company . according to bureau veritas mspl limited is the first unit certified in the mining sector in india for upgrades to iso 9001 2000 and iso 14001 2004 status . mspl limited holds the status of being a three star export house . wind energy edit mspl is ranked no. 1 in the wind energy sector with combined installed capacity for the group being 191.6 mw as on june 2007 . according to the directory of indian wind power 2007 published by consolidated energy consultants limited 2 from installing a 1.5 mw wind mill at satara maharashtra in 2001 mspl has added more capacity in the states of karnataka maharashtra and gujarat . mspl had the largest installed wind power generation capacity in india as on 31 march 2007 . during 2006 2007 mspl added another 30 mws and plans to double their capacity to 400 mw by 2010 . the objective behind the investment in wind energy is to contribute towards combatting the climate change crisis . mspl has wind farms at satara and dhule in maharashtra chitradurga harpanahalli and kundur near harihar in karnataka and surajbari in gujarat . as of 31 march 2007 mspl s total investment in the wind energy sector has touched inr 6061.41 million whereas the overall investment for the baldota group is 9242.25 million . events & awards edit mspl has been recognized with various national awards for 2006 07 mspl was awarded the cfbp jamnalal bajaj uchit vyavahar puraskar in the large manufacturer category recognizing its commitment to fair business practices equitable development community service and exemplary corporate citizenship . 3 mspl was awarded the first prize for independent power producer under wind programme 2002 07 by the ministry of new and renewable energy . 4 mspl received capexil s top export award 2006 2007 . mspl was also granted capexil special export awards for outstanding contributions to indian iron ore exports in each of the last six years . 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 has been awarded indira priyadarshni vriuksha mitra award in 2004 . 5 combatting climate change through cdm edit mspl has established an operational and management structure for running the clean development mechanism cdm projects . the cdm 1 a 125 mw wind power project of baldota group in karnataka where mspl has a lion s share of 78.90 mw was registered as a cdm project by unfccc on 29 september 2006 . when registered it was the largest wind power project in the world registered by unfccc for cdm activity . this registration by unfccc would enable the company to generate a maximum of 2.5 million certified emission reductions cers under the cdm . this cdm project activity would replace conventional energy equivalent to 356.83 million units and thereby reduce emission of greenhouse gases ghg to the tune of 25 32 400 tonnes of carbon dioxide over a ten year project crediting period . mspl has four other cdm projects at various stages of registration with unfccc . 20 mw at dhule maharashtra . 6.6 mw at harihar karnataka . 8.35 mw in karnataka 30 mw in surajbari gujarat the project activity would contribute to sustainable development of india in the following ways utilising the wind energy potential in the region of the state of karnataka for generation of 125 mw gross power . as the project activity has been undertaken in the barren land it does not require displacement of any local population . thus the project will not cause any adverse social impacts on local population . rather it will help in ameliorating their quality of life . conservation of non renewable natural resources like coal gas oil . making coal available for other important applications . reducing ghg emissions to the atmosphere co2 contributing to a small increase in the local employment in the area of skilled jobs for operation and maintenance of wind electric generators and its accessories . references edit mspl group company the baldota group consolidated energy consultants limited directory indian wind power 2007 section 14 page 1 consolidated energy consultants limited 2007 jamnalal bajaj uchit vyavhar puraskar . chennai india the hindu . 21 february 2007 . retrieved 2007 02 21 . independent power producer pdf . archived from the original pdf on april 10 2009 . retrieved 2007 11 22 . indira priyadarshini vrikshamitra award 2004 . value notes . external links edit mspl limited 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 http www.businessworld.in content view 4672 4779 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mspl limited & oldid 738782577 categories companies established in 1961iron ore mining companiespower companies of indiacompanies based in mumbaimining companies of indiawind power companies navigation menu personal tools not 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