ACME group seeks an approval from ICAR for green ammonia’s validation
ACME proposed ICAR for collaborative pilot programme for the usage of anhydrous and aqueous ammonia which will act as an alternative to the conventional urea. It is proposed by the company that NUE ( Nitrogen use efficiency ) of aqueous ammonia is 60-65% which is almost double than urea and anhydrous ammonia contains 82% Nitrogen where urea supplies only 46%, it’s clear that if the claim are proved true while field trials it could help to reduce the amount of fertilizer usage in India.
Acme has already entered into an agreement with Yara International for supplying green ammonia at Europe from its plant at Omana.It is said that NRM (National Resource Management) has already given a nod but ICAR is yet to give the approval.
Once the approval is given an investment of around Rs 13k-15k Crore will be required to set up a plant with capacity of 1200 tpd (tonnes per day) and to set up the plant with such capacity it requires almost two seasons and to start a production it will almost three years.
Some necessary changes has to be taken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare regarding FCO (Fertilizers Control Order) through which products can reach to farmers by ensuring proper standards.
The main source of Nitrogen in India is urea which supplies 46% of it and last year 2024-25 its annual sale was 38.8mt out of which 5.65 mt was imported. To make urea natural gas is required because of which natural gas worth 1 lakh crore was imported to our country.
