State-run oil firms to set up medical oxygen generation plants at 93 locations
To help meet the acute oxygen shortage in the country, state run oil firms are setting up Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants at 93 locations, petroleum and natural gas ministry said on Sunday.
Also, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd’ Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh will supply 10 tonne per day (TPD) of gaseous oxygen of 90% purity to the1000-bed temporary hospital being built by the state government for Covid-19 patients. In addition, state run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is procuring cryogenic containers for transporting liquid medical oxygen and has contracted nine such containers.
