Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers to invest Rs. 363 crore in Thal units for energy cuts.

State-run RCF is planning to invest Rs. 363 crore for reducing consumption of energy at its two urea-ammonia units in Thal in Maharashtra.

The Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) is looking to change the existing steam turbine driven machinery to the motor driven mode in the two units.

The latest move by RCF is in line with government's new urea policy, which lays emphasis on making the production units more energy efficient.

'We are planning to reduce our energy consumption at company's two units at Thal, to make the plants more energy efficient. And for this the company is looking to invest Rs. 363 crore ,' RCF Chairman and Managing Director R G Rajan told PTI.

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