GAIL to supply gas for National Fertilizers and Urvarak Videsh

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GAIL has signed MoU with 4 fertilizer units to supply natural gas of 4.89 million cu.meters a day. It will supply 0.87 mmscmd natural gas to NFL Bhatinda unit, 0.88 mmscmd gas to Panipat unit, 1.03 mmscmd gas to Nangal unit. It will also supply 2.1 mmscmd gas to Barauni unit of Urvarak Videsh Ltd.

GAIL will source natural gas from NELP blocks, KG basin or from imported LNG. Supply to NFL units will be from Dadri-Bawna-Nangal pipeline while gas supply to Barauni unit is planned from its new pipeline Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline. It may be noted, currently all the four units are under revival and gas supplies will commence once, the units are revived.

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Fertilizer cos affected because of disruption in gas supply

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Aditya Birla Nuvo and Chambal Fertilizers have shut down their plant because of non-availability of natural gas. With oil sector PSU staff on strike, gas supply to many industrial have been affected. It seems plants will be re-opened once the strike is called off and supply resumes.

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Shortage of complex fertilizers in Kerala

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FACT, which has a plant in Travancore has been the supplier for the state is enhancing its capacity to meet the demand. To overcome the short-supply farmers are resorting to import them Israel. Farmers in Idukki district are affected more as Cardamom plantation require complex fertilizer like factumfos and DAP 3 times a year. High cost of imports push many farmers move to organic manures. Lack of fertilizer use will also result in low yield or low sized capsules.

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