news years: 2017

Mumbai, 7 April 2017: Essar Oil Ltd., which operates India’s second largest private sector refinery and the largest private sector oil retail network, today reported robust growth across its refining and retail functions in FY 2016-17. The refinery throughput grew by almost 10% to 20.95 million tonnes, compared to 19.10 million tonnes in the previous fiscal. […]

Mumbai, 06 April 2017: Essar Power Limited has delivered a strong operational performance in FY 2016-17. While it generated 49% more power in the fiscal, the company also added 165 MW capacity to its portfolio by commissioning one unit each at its Paradip and Hazira plants. The generation increased by 57% year-on-year in the quarter ending […]

Mumbai, 5 April 2017: Essar Ports, which operates port terminals on the east and west coasts of India, has recorded a 25 percent growth in cargo traffic in FY 2016-17. The consolidated cargo handling across the company’s five operational ports in Hazira (Gujarat), Paradip (Odisha), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Salaya (Gujarat) and Vadinar (Gujarat) rose to 72.86 […]

Mumbai, 4 April 2017: Essar Steel India Limited (EStIL) has substantially improved its performance for the year ended March 31, 2017. The total flat steel production registered a growth of 47% at 5.6 million tonnes, compared to 3.8 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year. Pellet production also grew by 60% to 9.3 million tonnes […]

A reflection in context of World Health Day This World Health Day, Essar Foundation attempts to educate and inform about the fact that mental illness is as much a concern as physical illness is. In this journey the first step ahead is to break the silence and stigma around depression and start talking about it […]

Pune, MaharashtraUnmukt, Essar Foundation’s national program for outreach and strategic inclusion for the differently abled, is a structured attempt at making mainstream entertainment accessible to the visually impaired. A wide range of popular and meaningful films have been audio-described to be enjoyed by visually impaired without the dependence of a sighted companion. Films like 3 […]

Pune, MaharashtraUnmukt, Essar Foundation’s national program for outreach and strategic inclusion for the differently abled, is a structured attempt at making mainstream entertainment accessible to the visually impaired. A wide range of popular and meaningful films have been audio-described to be enjoyed by visually impaired without the dependence of a sighted companion. Films like 3 […]

Hazira, GujaratMarking the International Women’s Day 2017, Essar Steel and Essar Foundation celebrated International Women’s Day with over 500 women from eight villages of Hazira in a colourful event held at Nand Niketan Township. Notably, 27 women from these eight villages were felicitated and awarded for their contribution to the society. The objective of this […]

Hazira, SuratThe 3rd edition of interschool talent hunt competition “Anmol Sitare 2017” was conducted recently as a part of promoting the local talents and giving them a competitive platform to showcase their talent in singing and dancing and acting. The participating students were either self-trained or being guided by their parents, teachers and friends only. […]

As women around the world break stereotypes, empower each other, and stand for justice and equality; women at Essar are leading this change in their respective fields, inspiring their peers and the community! Here are a few voices of change makers at Essar.