Sindri’s natural-gas-based fertilizer unit had been facing the challenge of being completed on time, but now it looks all set to be completed soon. The initial hiccup that the fertilizer factory of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) was facing due to the lockdown has been resolved. And the installation work of the Rs 6500 crore factory is back on time. According to officials, 79 per cent of the project was completed by October 2020. The factory will start production by August 2021 if the work continues at the same pace.
The HURL fertilizer plant is a joint venture project with Coal India Limited (CIL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Indian Oil Company Limited (IOCL), and Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL), Sindri.
“Seventy-nine per cent of the work is complete.Ammonia converter, urea reactor, and CO2 absorption unit have been installed. The low-pressure and high-pressure flash drums have also been set up,” said Himmat Singh Chauhan, General Manager of HURL’s Sindri unit, during a press conference.Regarding the ongoing work for other facilities at the Sindri unit, Chauhan maintained that the mechanical work for the installation work of two captive power plants of 20 megawatts each is complete. “These power plants will become functional by March 2020. Also, by the end of this year, the natural gas pipeline work will be completed. Work is in progress to have the demineralization plant and bagging building functional on time,” added Singh. He also hinted at getting the cooperation of the locals for the timely completion of the project.
