TheAndhra Pradeshgovernment has decided to ramp upoxygeninfrastructure in theRayalaseemaregion. The government will set up 15 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants in the region on war-footing. The government has allotted 50 per cent of the PAS plants to Rayalaseema as most major oxygen plants in the state are far away from the region.
The government has planned two units, one each in zone-II and zone-III for producing medical oxygen based on Liquid Oxygen Technology (LOx) with an augmented capacity of at least 100MT. He said that one plant with a capacity of at least 50 MT in the state for manufacturing Helium mixed oxygen (Heliox) for medical uses has also been planned.
The government has also decided to grant incentives to reopen and operate some of the closed PSA plants due to non-viability.