The Board of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has approved the upward revision in project cost to Rs. 520 crore for phosphoric acid plant at Dahej, Gujarat, India. The company had earlier planned to invest Rs. 390 crores for this project. GACL has established a food grade phosphoric acid plant at Dahej. The GACL Board of Directors at its meeting approved the upward revision in the project cost to Rs. 520 crore for the establishment of 33,870 TPA (85% H3PO4) (equivalent to 21,000 TPA – 100% P205) food grade phosphoric acid plant at Dahej.  Considering the impact of COVID-19, the commercial operation of the plant is expected to commence by March 2022.  The company recently announced a mega expansion plan with respect to chemicals such as Caustic Soda, Chloromethanes, Phosphoric Acid, Hydrazine Hydrate and Chlorotoluene.  The company has already planned a Caustic Soda Plant with Coal Based Power Plant in a Joint Venture with NALCO (GACL – 60% and NALCO – 40%). The cost of the plant is Rs. 2,000 crore and as per status – Caustic Soda is 87% complete whereas Power Plant is 72% complete. Another Caustic Soda Expansion at Dahej and Coal Based Power Plant has a capacity of 525 TPD and 65 MW is 12% complete and will cost Rs. 875 crore.