Overview

• The Vishwa Samudra bio-ethanol plant was opened at the Nandha Gokulam campus in Edagali village in Nellore district.
• Built on 24 acres, the grain-based unit has a stated capacity of 200 kilolitres of ethanol per day with captive power.
• Company representatives said the plant will source about 15,000 tonnes of broken or damaged rice each month from more than 300 mills within a 250-km radius.
• Vishwa Samudra reported a ₹340 crore project cost for the plant within a ₹450 crore campus outlay, projecting 250 direct and over 300 indirect jobs.
• Naidu also launched the Nandha Gokulam Life School and the Save the Bull (Nandi Power) initiative, which includes bull-driven electricity generation and a goshala housing more than 400 cattle.