(Visakhapatnam, 12.11.2026 – By NewsIP Bureau) :
GAIL (India) Limited and Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) signed a memorandum of understanding on November 12 to explore a gas-based fertilizer project in Andhra Pradesh. The proposed urea facility would have a capacity of 1.27 million metric tonnes per annum and is envisaged for Mulapeta in Srikakulam district. The companies said they would pursue implementation through a joint venture.
KRIBHCO Chairman V Sudhakar Chowdary said the agreement begins a strategic partnership between the two organisations.
“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 natural gas sector would bring value to the proposed project for successful implementation.”
The facility is planned along GAIL’s Srikakulam Angul Natural Gas Pipeline (SAPL). GAIL Director (Business Development) R.K. Singhal described the proposed collaboration as an integration of the gas and fertilizer value chains, and said it reflected the company’s commitment to sustainable industrial and agricultural growth.
The MoU is for exploring the opportunity; the announcement does not provide a construction schedule, project cost, investment split or expected commissioning date. It also does not set out a final investment decision. Those details remain unannounced in the source material, so the agreement should not be read as confirmation that construction is beginning.
The proposed site’s location alongside SAPL links the facility concept to GAIL’s natural gas pipeline network. The project’s next steps and any decision to proceed have not been specified. NewsIP covers energy and infrastructure developments in its business section.
