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The refinery was built by Essar Oil, started up in 2006 and now trades as Nayara Energy. A delayed coker unit was added in 2012.
Vadinar, in Devbhoomi Dwarka district on the Gulf of Kutch, has a 20 million tonne a year refinery operated by Nayara Energy, formerly Essar Oil, and offshore crude moorings. Process units, tankage and marine facilities create Zone 1 areas. An Ex-proof mobile phone distributor in Vadinar, Gujarat would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Vadinar, Gujarat has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Where things stand: the IS-04Z1 has not launched, and none of its four certification routes has produced a certificate yet. An operator's own vendor approval is a separate step. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Ex marking | Group, category, protection concept, gas group, temperature class | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 (target) |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC matched to the area drawing | IIC (target) |
| Temperature class | T-class below the ignition temperature of the gas | T4, 135 °C (target) |
| Where it applies | Vadinar, Gujarat: Single buoy mooring and tankage, Product dispatch by sea, rail and road, Refinery process units | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Vadinar India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The companies on site and the hazardous-area types a handset is likely to meet there.
The refinery was built by Essar Oil, started up in 2006 and now trades as Nayara Energy. A delayed coker unit was added in 2012.
Integrated port access takes vessels up to 350,000 DWT. Vadinar also has Deendayal Port Authority and Indian Oil single buoy moorings, with port expansion under way.
The nearest airport is at Jamnagar, 47 kilometres away, and Vadinar is a small coastal town in Devbhumi Dwarka district.
The Bharat Oman Refineries crude oil terminal is also at Vadinar and supplies its refinery at Bina in Madhya Pradesh.
The Jamnagar area has a hot semi-arid climate with extremely hot and humid conditions from March to May and an erratic monsoon of about 500 millimetres.
The Marine National Park at Narara Island lies about 7 kilometres from the town, and a salt production unit operates locally.
“Ex-proof” is shorthand for equipment carrying an explosion-protection marking (the Ex mark) that matches the area it enters. The marking states the protection concept, gas or dust group and temperature class, and it must be backed by a certificate issued by a recognised body, so a phone described as Ex-proof should come with a certificate number you can check.
The IS-04Z1 is designed to carry the marking II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. That is a target: certification is in progress, no certificate has been issued, and SAMS will publish the certificate numbers when they exist.
In Vadinar, Gujarat. A marking check at Vadinar should relate the device to the process units, delayed coker, tankage and mooring areas. Coker and fuel streams can fall into different gas groups. The IS-04Z1 target marking is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, and the operator's classification decides suitability.
A distributor for Vadinar, Gujarat would carry the IS-04Z1 after certification completes; the Q4 2026 launch is the planning date and no appointment has been made. SAMS reviews applicants one by one and prefers companies with their own Ex-competent technical and service staff, since certified devices must not be repaired outside approved channels.
Not yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and its certification is still in progress ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. No unit goes into a classified area before the certificate covering it exists. The datasheet, the certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. It becomes a marking only when the certificate is issued; until then it is a design target.
Likely candidates are refinery process units, delayed coker, single buoy mooring and tankage, product dispatch by sea, rail and road. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Vadinar, Gujarat.
March to May is extremely hot and humid, the monsoon is erratic and cyclones sometimes occur. Choose sealed devices with a wide operating temperature range.
Indian Oil's terminal is secured by the Central Industrial Security Force, so expect ID checks and prior permits. Arrange passes with the operator well in advance.
No. Each site has its own operator, classification and permit rules, so approval at one does not carry to the other. Contractors serving both should confirm requirements with Nayara Energy and with the Jamnagar operator separately.
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