The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 493 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025/FALGUNA 6, 1946
FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 4th February 2025
S. R. O. No. 146/2025—In partial modification to this Office Notification No. 7485, dated the 12th April 2021, along with Notification Nos. 16458, dated the 16th September 2021 and 7271, dated the 12th April 2023, pertaining to the Fuel Policy of the State of Odisha, the State Government is pleased to make the following amendment (addition) to the aforementioned Notifications, concerning the existing Fuel Policy, as detailed below :—
In Sl. No. "n'' — "Pet Coke'', Bullet Point No. 9 is hereby added as follows, without altering any other terms and conditions :
* Use of low sulphur pet coke is permitted in the Integrated Steel Plants subject to the following conditions :—
(i) Use of low sulphur pet coke may be permitted in the Integrated Steel Plants for blending with the coking coal in recovery type coke ovens equipped with the desulphurization plant.
(ii) Use of pet coke shall be limited to 10% of its feedstock to the coke oven with pet coke sulphur content not exceeding 3%.
(iii) Continuous analyzers for measurement of sulphur dioxide shall be installed in the stacks of processes where waste/process gases (coke oven gas and blast furnace gas) are used.
(iv) Regulation and monitoring of such imports will be as per the guidelines of the MoEF&CC vide its O.M. No. Q- 18011/54/2008- CPA, dated the 10th September 2018.
(v) Import of low sulphur pet coke shall be used for the declared manufacturing process and not for any other purpose including use as fuel or for trade.
(iv) The availability of domestic low sulphur pet coke with sulphur content not exceeding 3% may be assessed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in consultation with the MoEF&CC from time to time for taking necessary decisions to priorities domestically available low sulphur pet coke, if any.
This order shall take effect immediately.
[No. 3082—FE-ENV3-ENV-0014/2017-FE&CC]
By order of the Governor
SATYABRATA SAHU
Additional Chief Secretary to Government