AVFCCL Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Plant: ₹10,601 crore outlay to produce 12.7 lakh MT urea annually

Exam-focused facts from the 22 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Union Cabinet approved a new brownfield ammonia-urea plant of Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company Ltd (AVFCCL) within the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corp Ltd (BVFCL) in Namrup, Dibrugarh district, Assam.
The project cost is ₹10,601 crore and the plant is scheduled to be commissioned in 2030 with an annual urea production capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes.
AVFCCL is a joint venture among the Assam government, Oil India, National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL), Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) and BVFCL.