GAIL, KRIBHCO Sign MoU with APEDB for Gas-Based Urea Plant in Andhra Pradesh
GAIL and Krishak Bharati Cooperative have signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to explore setting up a 1.27 MMTPA gas-based urea plant at Mulapeta, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
November 13, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
The MoU was formally signed by Sagili Shan Mohan (IAS), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), APEDB, Sanjay Agarwal, ED (BD, Start-up and R&D), GAIL and C.S. Azad, Executive Director (Technical), KRIBHCO in the presence of N. Chandra Babu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
The urea production facility is envisaged to have a capacity of 1.27 Million Metric Tons Per Annum (MMTPA) at Mulapeta, Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh along GAIL's Srikakulam Angul Natural Gas Pipeline (SAPL).
Speaking on the occasion, V Sudhakar Chowdary, Chairman, KRIBHCO, said, “The signing of this MoU marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between GAIL and KRIBHCO. I am confident that KRIBHCO’s experience combined with GAIL’s leadership position in the natural gas sector would bring value to the proposed project for successful implementation.”
R.K. Singhal, Director (BD), GAIL, stated, “It represents a strategic integration of India’s gas and fertiliser value chains and demonstrates GAIL’s commitment to supporting sustainable industrial and agricultural growth.”
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