The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF) has deferred grant of environmental approval to Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (MCFL) for its feedstock changeover-cum-expansion project. The fresh additional information that should be provided by MCFL are data on ambient air quality data
for 1 month, details of water balance chart indicating intake, loss and effluent generation for the existing and proposed expansion and risk assessment along with existing/proposed unit.
MCFL is going to invest Rs435 crore for changeover of feedstock from naphtha to natural gas. It also envisages changeover of the fuel for steam and power generation from furnace oil to natural gas. The project would increase ammonia capacity from 2,40,900 tonnes per annum (TPA) to 2,47,500 TPA, urea capacity from 4,19,750 TPA to 4,29,000 TPA. It would also result in enhancement of ammonia bicarbonate capacity from 15,330 TPA to 24,750 TPA. It also provides for setting up of six gas turbines with aggregate capacity of 52.2 megawatt to meet the captive power requirements of the complex. This would replace existing power plant that comprises eight diesel generators with total capacity of 48 MW.
DOF draws up recovery plan from fertilizer manufacturer for the use of cheap gas for NPK production
The Department of Fertilizer has come out with a draft proposal for recovery of unintended profit made by fertilizer companies producing NP and NPK fertilizers occurring on account of usage of cheap domestic gas as feedstock.
The following are the broad contours of the methodology to be used:
The Tariff Commission will do a study for determining the differential cost and based on the report the DOF will finalise undue profit occurring to fertilizer companies but till the rates are finalised, adhoc recovery will be made by the DOF based on the information provided by the companies. Accordingly, for the purpose of effecting adhoc recovery, the cost of N in the fertilizer grade produced through use of cheaper gas shall be obtained from the companies duly certified by the auditor of the company.
The rates for recovery would be on the basis of PMT of Fertilizers to be announced on six monthly basis.
• The cost of N in the particular fertilizer grade, had it been produced through imported Ammonia will be calculated based on the average minimum landed price of Ammonia imported by fertilizer companies on six monthly basis.
• The average minimum delivered price of Ammonia for the month shall be average minimum landed price for that month plus handling charges at ports and custom duties, cess, taxes if any etc multiplied by average exchange rate of that month.
• The average of average monthly minimum delivered price of Ammonia for six months shall be average minimum delivered price of Ammonia for that six months.
• The average minimum landed price of Ammonia for the month shall be obtained by subtracting 4.5% of average landed price for that month or 20USD whichever is maximum, from the average landed price of ammonia for that month.
• Since the final rates of recovery would be announced on six monthly basis, adhoc recovery based on the final rates of the previous six months shall be made current six month along with final settlement of recovery of previous six months.
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for 1 month, details of water balance chart indicating intake, loss and effluent generation for the existing and proposed expansion and risk assessment along with existing/proposed unit.
MCFL is going to invest Rs435 crore for changeover of feedstock from naphtha to natural gas. It also envisages changeover of the fuel for steam and power generation from furnace oil to natural gas. The project would increase ammonia capacity from 2,40,900 tonnes per annum (TPA) to 2,47,500 TPA, urea capacity from 4,19,750 TPA to 4,29,000 TPA. It would also result in enhancement of ammonia bicarbonate capacity from 15,330 TPA to 24,750 TPA. It also provides for setting up of six gas turbines with aggregate capacity of 52.2 megawatt to meet the captive power requirements of the complex. This would replace existing power plant that comprises eight diesel generators with total capacity of 48 MW.
DOF draws up recovery plan from fertilizer manufacturer for the use of cheap gas for NPK production
The Department of Fertilizer has come out with a draft proposal for recovery of unintended profit made by fertilizer companies producing NP and NPK fertilizers occurring on account of usage of cheap domestic gas as feedstock.
The following are the broad contours of the methodology to be used:
The Tariff Commission will do a study for determining the differential cost and based on the report the DOF will finalise undue profit occurring to fertilizer companies but till the rates are finalised, adhoc recovery will be made by the DOF based on the information provided by the companies. Accordingly, for the purpose of effecting adhoc recovery, the cost of N in the fertilizer grade produced through use of cheaper gas shall be obtained from the companies duly certified by the auditor of the company.
The rates for recovery would be on the basis of PMT of Fertilizers to be announced on six monthly basis.
• The cost of N in the particular fertilizer grade, had it been produced through imported Ammonia will be calculated based on the average minimum landed price of Ammonia imported by fertilizer companies on six monthly basis.
• The average minimum delivered price of Ammonia for the month shall be average minimum landed price for that month plus handling charges at ports and custom duties, cess, taxes if any etc multiplied by average exchange rate of that month.
• The average of average monthly minimum delivered price of Ammonia for six months shall be average minimum delivered price of Ammonia for that six months.
• The average minimum landed price of Ammonia for the month shall be obtained by subtracting 4.5% of average landed price for that month or 20USD whichever is maximum, from the average landed price of ammonia for that month.
• Since the final rates of recovery would be announced on six monthly basis, adhoc recovery based on the final rates of the previous six months shall be made current six month along with final settlement of recovery of previous six months.
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