Ankleshwar chemical cluster (Gujarat)

Introduction

Ankleshwar chemical cluster, located in Gujarat state, manufactures dyes, pigments, insecticides, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints, etc. These industries use natural gas (NG), LDO and electricity to meet their process energy requirements.

Products manufactured

Dyes, pigments, insecticides, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints

Number of MSMEs

750

Main fuels

Natural gas, LDO, electricity

Production & turnover

315,512 tpy

Total energy consumption

Medium

Total energy consumption (toe)

26,637 toe: thermal—15,195 toe; electrical—11,442 toe

Leading industry association(s)

• Ankleshwar Industry Association https://www.aiaindia.org/
• Panoli Industry Association https://piapanoli.org/

Cluster Profile with older data (2011-12), based on study by TERI under the World Bank–GEF–SIDBI project 'Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs'):

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Ankleshwar_chemical_cluster.pdf

Other Resources

• Government ITI, Ankleshwar https://itiankleshwar.gujarat.gov.in

Source: Data pertains to 2020–21, gathered through a study by TERI under the BEE project titled ‘Energy and resource mapping of MSME clusters in India