Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Revival of PSUs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.    3027 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.03.2017

## REVIVAL OF PSUs

## 3027.  SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

## SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to revive various fertilizer plants in the  country in collaboration with Central PSUs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any time frame to complete the revival process  of these plants and if so, the details and present status thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS, SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  &  (b): Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  decided  to  revive  Sindri,  Gorakhpur, Talcher and Ramagundam units of The Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and  Barauni  unit  of  Hindustan  Fertilizer  Corporation  Limited  (HFCL)  through 'nomination  route'.  A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  of  Public  Sector  Units  namely, National  Thermal  Power  Corporation,  Coal  India  Limited,  Indian  Oil  Corporation Limited  and  Fertilizer  Corporation  India  Limited/Hindustan  Fertilizer  Corporation Limited  has  been  nominated  to  revive  Gorakhpur,  Sindri  &  Barauni  units.  A consortium of four PSUs namely RCF, GAIL (India) Limited, Coal India Limited and FCIL  has  been  nominated  to  revive  the  Talcher  Unit  of  FCIL.  Similarly,  a consortium of three PSUs namely Engineers India Limited (EIL), National Fertilizers Limited  (NFL)  and  FCIL  has  been  nominated  to  revive  the  Ramagundam  unit  of FCIL

(c): Yes, Madam. Expected dates of operationalization of the closed units which have taken up for the revival are as under:

Ramagundam

September, 2018

Gorakhpur

August, 2020

Sindri

September 2020

Barauni

October, 2020

Talcher

December, 2020

-: 2 :-

Present Status of the progress made to revive these five units is as under:

## Talcher Unit:

- i. Talcher Unit of FCIL is being revived on 'Nomination basis' by a Consortium of  PSUs  namely  RCF,  GAIL,  CIL  and  FCIL  by  setting  up  a  coal  based fertilizer plant of 1.27 MMTPA capacity.
- ii. JV Company named 'Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL)' has been formed.
- iii. Selection  of  coal  gasification  technology  for  the  Talcher  unit  has  been finalized.

## Ramagundam Unit:

- i. Ramagundam  unit  of  FCIL  is  being  revived  on  nomination  basis  by consortium of PSUs  namely  Engineers India Limited (EIL), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) and FCIL by setting up a gas based fertilizer plant of 1.27 MMTPA capacity.
- ii. JV  Company  named  'Ramagundam  Fertilizers  &  Chemicals  Limited'  has been formed.
- iii.     Selection of Technology provider has been finalized.
- iv. Project activities are in progress.

## Gorakhpur, Sindri & Barauni Units:

- i. A SPV by name Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) has been formed  by  PSUs  namely  NTPC,  CIL,  IOCL  and  FCIL/HFCL  which  have been nominated to revive these closed units.
- ii. Pre-Feasibility studies has been completed.
- iii. Geo Technical Investigation and Topographic studies has been completed
- iv. Bathymetric and Topographic studies for Chilwa Taal has been completed

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