(a) the year-wise details of production of fertilizers in different production units of IFFCO during the last three years vis-a vis its installed capacity;
(b) whether the Government proposes to expand its operational capacity ; and
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(c) if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & MINISTER OF STEEL
(SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.08.2007 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL FETILIZERS.
a) Details regarding unit-wise installed capacity and production of fertilizers
by IFFCO during 2004-05 to 2006-07 is at Annexure.
b) & c) Since Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers are decontrolled, all companies are
free to install/ enhance production capacities without reference to government.
Similarly, under the New Pricing Scheme Stage-III, policy regarding prior
permission of the Government for additional urea production capacity has been dispensed
with and the producing units are free to enhance production capacity.
It has been informed by IFFCO that they are implementing capacity enhancement
project at Aonla and Phulpur units which is expected to be commissioned in April,
2008. The capacity after implementation of the enhancement project will be 19.998
Lakh MT for Aonla unit and 16.978 Lakh MT for Phulpur, as against present capacity
of 17.292 Lakh MT for Aonla & 14.157 Lakh MT for Phulpur respectively .
UNIT/PRODUCT-WISE ANNUAL INSTALLED CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZER BY IFFCO FROM 2004-05 TO 2006-07
(`000` MTs) Name of Unit/Plant Product Name Installed (as on 1/4/2006) Capacity 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 (as on 1/4/2006)
IFFCO:Kandla 10:26:26 515.4 386.6 583.4 572.0 12:32:16 700.0 762.6 1122.6 1100.3 DAP 1200.0 1290.9 980.6 804.4 TOTAL(IFFCO/Kandla): 2415.4 2440.1 2686.6 2476.7 IFFCO:Kalol Urea 544.5 554.4 544.5 559.9 IFFCO:Phulpur Urea 551.1 565.1 551.1 573.8 IFFCO:Phulpur Expn. Urea 864.6 864.7 884.6 882.8 IFFCO:Aonla Urea 864.6 864.6 863.0 885.3 IFFCO:Aonla Expn. Urea 864.6 865.3 874.6 880.5 TOTAL (IFFCO): 6104.8 6154.2 6404.4 6259.0 IFFCO:Paradeep DAP 1500.0 600.4 92.3 418.2 20:20 100.0 32.8 156.6 332.2 10:26:26 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12:32:16 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL(IFFCO:Paradeep): 1920.0 633.2 248.9 750.4 TOTAL IFFCO 10440.2 9227.5 9339.9 9486.1