SunstarTV Bureau: Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan had flagged off from L&T’s Hazira plant in Surat district critical components bound for Indian Oil’s MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip, on Monday.
During his visit to Surat in Gujarat, the minister flagged off the equipment from the engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro’s Hazira plant.
Flagged-off indigenously manufactured critical components from L&T’s Hazira manufacturing facility to @IndianOilcl’s MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/tpSJVYREl6
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 4, 2021
After the visit he tweeted, “Flagged-off indigenously manufactured critical components from L&Ts Hazira manufacturing facility to @IndianOilcls MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) plant coming up at the refinery-cum- petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha.”
Delivery of the 3 super critical equipment—Ethylene Oxide Reactor, Wash Tower & De-ethylenizer will be a significant stride in the commissioning of the MEG project at Paradip refinery. It will help reduce MEG imports and also enhance the competitiveness of the refinery. pic.twitter.com/rIfEWp39r9
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 4, 2021
In a loop, the Union Minister mentioned the delivery of three super critical equipments (Ethylene Oxide Reactor, Wash Tower and De-ethyleniser), it will be a significant stride in the commissioning of the MEG project at Paradip refinery and also help in reducing MEG imports and also enhance the competitiveness of the refinery.
According to Pradhan, It will also act as a driver for the growing textiles industry in Odisha, fuel several downstream textile and polymer industries in the region, strengthen the Make In India term and also meet the entire MEG requirement for the proposed Textile Park at Bhadrak and Dhamra.
It will also act as a driver for the growing textiles industry in Odisha, fuel several downstream textile and polymer industries in the region, strengthen #MakeInIndia and also meet the entire MEG requirement for the proposed Textile Park at Bhadrak and Dhamra. pic.twitter.com/NLyVlPp1Ca
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 4, 2021
The MEG project being setup with an investment of Rs 5,654 core and is expected to be commissioned in October, 2021.
It will boost large-scale employment generation in the textile sector, including creation of 14,000 job opportunities in the downstream units at Bhadrak and Dhamra alone.
Pradhan also visited steel-making facilities at Arcellor-Mittal Nippon Steel at Hazira. In another tweet, he said the company is planning a capacity addition of 8 million tons per annum to its 12-MTPA capacity iron ore pelletisation facility in Paradip.
He said, “Happy that AMNS India has evinced interest in expanding its investment footprints to the tune of Rs 50,000 core in Odisha, especially in the areas of value added and special steels.”
