Fertilizer Ministry is planning to set up two urea plants along the Jagdispur-Haldia gas pipeline.

The two fertilizer plants will be set up with an investment of Rs 10,000 crore. The plants will need four to five million standard cu mtr per day of gas and will become anchor customers of the gas flowing to the east.

The plants are expected to come up at the Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) closed urea plants in Gorakhpur and Barauni.

The Fertilizer Minister hopes to boost the production of domestic urea by reviving eight sick units, including five units of Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) and three units of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation (HFCL).

The Talcher and Ramagundam urea projects are being revived but will need at least 36-48 months to become operational, and require a combined investment of Rs 9,000-9,500 crore.

As for the 2,050 km gas pipeline, it will start from Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal, passing through Varanasi and 16 other eastern cities. The pipeline will provide CNG and PNG services in these cities and provide feedstock gas to fertilizer plants in the region.