Ahmedabad: Morbi's ceramic industry, which had recovered to around 290 operational units after a near-shutdown in March, is set to return to full capacity in May with 675–700 units expected to be running as Gujarat Gas ramps up piped natural gas supply to the cluster.
A senior government official said operations picked up in April, with gas consumption rising from 0.36 million metric standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) at the end of March, when about 83 units were operational, to 2.70 mmscmd by April 22, serving around 290 units.
The cluster was on track to return to full strength by next month, with production having resumed across the cluster and most units expected to be operational by May 10.
Nearly 670 ceramic units in Morbi are connected to piped natural gas (PNG) supplied by Gujarat Gas and the industry is currently relying entirely on PNG.
