Assam Petro-Chemicals and Deendayal Port sign MoU for 150 TPD e-methanol plant at Kandla
On 29 January 2026 Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) and Deendayal Port Authority signed an MoU in Dibrugarh to set up a 150 tonnes-per-day e-methanol plant at Kandla Port, Gujarat, with over ₹1,200 crore investment.
Summary
Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd signed an MoU with the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) to build a 150 TPD e-methanol plant at Kandla Port in Gujarat. The MoU was signed at the CM's Secretariat in Dibrugarh, Assam, on 29 January 2026 in the presence of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The project involves capital investment of more than ₹1,200 crore and about 3,500 direct and indirect jobs, and supports green shipping fuel on the Singapore–Rotterdam corridor.
Key facts
- Parties
- Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) and Deendayal Port Authority (DPA)
- Plant
- 150 TPD e-methanol at Kandla Port, Gujarat
- Investment
- More than ₹1,200 crore; ~3,500 jobs
- Signed at
- CM's Secretariat, Dibrugarh, 29 Jan 2026
- Purpose
- Green shipping fuel; maritime decarbonisation
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under a January 2026 MoU, Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd will set up a 150 TPD e-methanol plant at which port?
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Correct answer: A — Kandla (Deendayal Port)
PIB: APL signed an MoU with Deendayal Port Authority for a 150 TPD e-methanol plant at Kandla Port, Gujarat.
What is the approximate capital investment planned for APL's e-methanol project at Kandla (MoU of January 2026)?
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Correct answer: D — More than ₹1,200 crore
PIB: More than ₹1,200 crore will be invested; about 3,500 jobs are expected.