Gas plan on, five fertiliser plants to get pipelines by March: Govt
"There are five naphtha-based units. Gas pipeline to all these plants is expected to be laid by end of year 2013-14," minister of state for fertiliser Srikant Kumar Jena said in a reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Madras Fertilisers, SPIC-Tuticorn, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertiliser, Zuari Industries and Kanpur Fertilisers and Chemicals are the five units that use naphtha as main feedstock for producing ammonia, he said.
These plants are in the process of coverting into natural gas-based units in order reduce cost of production. Once their conversion, Jena said the five units would require extra 6.18 mmscmd gas per annum in the next two years.
With respect to four units that run on oil and Low Sulphur Heavy Stock, the minister said three units of National Fertiliser and one unit of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers Corporation are already connected to gas pipelines.
These four units would require additional 3.75 mmscmd gas per annum in the next two years, he added.
On requirement of natural gas for fertiliser sector, Jena said 46.9 mmscmd natural gas is required to run the current units, 19.2 mmscmd for expansion of existing units and 16.8 mmscmd for reviving closed units.
Asked how would companies meet their gas requirement in 2013-14 and 2014-15, the minister said each company enters into a gas sale purchase agreement with gas supplying company, who in turn sources
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