Overview
- GAIL will conduct detailed techno-economic studies for a proposed urea plant with 12.7 lakh tonnes annual capacity along the MNJPL gas pipeline corridor.
- The agreement is non-binding, with any investment decision to follow only if the study findings support project viability.
- Chhattisgarh’s government pledged facilitation including site identification, land allocation, statutory clearances and enabling infrastructure.
- The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai by Rajat Kumar and Rajeev Kumar Singhal.
- GAIL describes the proposal as aligned with its plan to expand into fertilisers and bolster domestic production.