Department of Fertilizers holds pre-EOI meeting for Green Urea plants; Pudimadaka 150 TPD pilot is the benchmark
The Department of Fertilizers said on 26 June 2026 that it held a pre-Expression of Interest meeting at PDIL headquarters, Noida, for setting up Green Urea plants in India, using NTPC NETRA's 150 TPD pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, as the benchmark.
Summary
The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) said on 26 June 2026 that it held a pre-Expression of Interest (EOI) meeting at the headquarters of Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL), Noida, for establishing Green Urea plants in India, chaired by DoF Joint Secretary and PDIL CMD Dr. K.K. Pathak. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (Green Ammonia Mode 2A), a procurement target of 7.24 lakh MT per annum of green ammonia has been allocated through an e-reverse auction run by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), with incentives secured for 10 years. The meeting used the 150 TPD Green Urea pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, developed by NETRA, the R&D wing of NTPC, as a technical benchmark. India imports around 1 crore MT of urea a year, and a world-scale urea plant of 12.7 lakh MT annual capacity needs nearly 10 lakh MT of CO2 a year.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Pre-EOI for Green Urea plants, PDIL HQ, Noida
- Chair
- Dr. K.K. Pathak, JS (DoF) and CMD, PDIL
- NGHM Mode 2A
- 7.24 lakh MT/annum green ammonia via SECI e-reverse auction; 10-year support
- Pilot benchmark
- 150 TPD Green Urea plant, Pudimadaka (Andhra Pradesh), by NETRA (NTPC)
- MNRE allocation
- Rs 19,744 crore
- Urea imports
- About 1 crore MT a year
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 150 TPD Green Urea pilot plant at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, used as a benchmark at the June 2026 pre-EOI meeting, was developed by:
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Correct answer: C — NETRA, the R&D wing of NTPC
The 150 TPD Green Urea pilot plant at Pudimadaka was developed by NETRA, the R&D wing of NTPC.
Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (Green Ammonia Mode 2A), what green ammonia procurement target has been allocated through SECI's e-reverse auction, as cited by the Department of Fertilizers in June 2026?
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Correct answer: A — 7.24 lakh MT per annum
A total procurement target of 7.24 lakh MT per annum of green ammonia has been allocated through a competitive e-reverse auction managed by SECI.