It will meet the demand of industries as well as local hospitals requiring high-purity medical gases

In a bid to augment oxygen production capacity in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a French group is building a ₹350 crore air-separation plant in Kosi, powered by renewable energy.

A tweet by the Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain on Monday said that French Group Air Liquide is building a ₹350 crore air-separation plant at Kosi in Uttar Pradesh powered by renewable energy. It will double the state’s oxygen production capacity and help make the state "oxygen-aatmanirbhar" (self-sufficient in oxygen).

“Proud that French group @airliquidegroup is building a ₹350 crore air-separation plant in Kosi, #UttarPradesh, powered by renewable energy. It will double the state’s oxygen production capacity & help make #UP oxygen-aatmanirbhar,” the tweet said.
https://twitter.com/FranceinIndia/status/1485523326043045889?s=20

The tweet of the French Ambassador to India also enclosed a link to a statement by the Air Liquide group that announced the company’s investment in the new Air Separation Unit.

“Air Liquide will invest around 350 Crores Rupees (40 million euros) in a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) dedicated to Industrial Merchant activities in Kosi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India,” said the company in the statement.

“This unit will have a production capacity of 350 tonnes per day, with a maximum of 300 tonnes of oxygen. Air Liquide India will build, own and operate this ASU, which is planned to start operating by the end of 2023,” it added.

According to the statement, the new plant will support small-and-medium sized customers of liquid and packaged gases in Northern India.

The plant will meet the growing demand of the automotive, metal fabrication, heat treatment, photovoltaic, and electronics industries, as well as local hospitals requiring high-purity medical gases.

“When commissioned, Air Liquide’s site in Kosi, where the unit will be located, will become the largest liquid gases plant in the State of Uttar Pradesh,” the statement noted.

Noting that this plant has been designed to contribute to a successful energy transition by India, the company said the new unit is planned to fully operate on renewable energy by 2030.