Mixed industry
Wikipedia lists Reliance, ONGC, Shell, NTPC, L&T and KRIBHCO among the major Hazira operators, with L&T's shipyard and heavy engineering complex alongside.
Hazira is an industrial and port suburb of Surat in Gujarat, on the Tapti River about 8 km from the Arabian Sea. A 1.3 kilometre jetty can accept LNG carriers of up to 145,000 cubic metres, and from July 2010 the terminal has been open for use by other companies. An intrinsically safe mobile phone distributor in Hazira, Surat would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Hazira, Surat 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.
For the record, no certificate exists for the IS-04Z1 today. The programme is under way ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Level of protection | ia, ib or ic matched to the zone | ib, for Zone 1 |
| Entity parameters | Uo, Io and Po within the device limits | Published with the certificate |
| Accessories | Chargers and cases certified with the device | Defined at certification |
| Where it applies | Hazira, Surat: Petrochemical plants, Marine terminals, LNG regasification | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Hazira 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.
Wikipedia lists Reliance, ONGC, Shell, NTPC, L&T and KRIBHCO among the major Hazira operators, with L&T's shipyard and heavy engineering complex alongside.
The area is generally hot and humid with monsoon rain, so sealed devices suit outdoor work.
The L and T shipyard at Hazira began building small ships and naval craft in 2010 and was renamed the A M Naik Heavy Engineering Complex in 2021.
Hazira is described as one of India's major ports and the most important element of the Surat Metropolitan Region, with a mix of power, gas, cement and shipbuilding users.
It has two full-containment cryogenic tanks of 160,000 cubic metres each, 80 metres across and 40 metres high, holding LNG at minus 165 degrees Celsius.
Hazira is a suburb and port of Surat on the Tapti River, about 8 kilometres from the Arabian Sea and 22 kilometres from Surat city, a 30 to 35 minute drive.
Intrinsic safety limits the electrical and thermal energy in a circuit so that neither a spark nor a hot surface can ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even when a fault occurs. The ib level, used for Zone 1, tolerates one fault. It is the usual way to make a handheld device that a worker carries continuously through a hazardous area.
The IS-04Z1 is designed on this principle for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4). Intrinsic safety is a design basis, not a certificate: certification is in progress and none has been issued yet.
In Hazira, Surat. Rounds across LNG regasification, gas processing, petrochemical plants and marine terminals involve walking long distances between units. A handheld that is intrinsically safe by design lets an operator log and photograph in place. The IS-04Z1 is designed for such rounds, subject to certification still in progress.
A distributor for Hazira, Surat 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.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
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 circuits are designed to limit energy so a spark or hot surface cannot ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even with one fault (level ib, Zone 1). Certification of that design is in progress.
Likely candidates are lng regasification, gas processing, petrochemical plants, marine terminals. 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 Hazira, Surat.
The terminal was opened to other companies in July 2010, which means more operators and contractors can be present on site. Each party's contractors usually follow their own induction, so confirm who controls the area you will visit.
Hazira is close to the Arabian Sea and the Tapti River, with a monsoon of about 1,200 millimetres, so humidity and salt air are normal. Choose sealed devices and ask the supplier about corrosion resistance.
Yes, the area includes both Zone 1 gas areas and Zone 21 dust areas, the latter linked to powder handling and heavy engineering. A gas marking does not cover dust. Check the dust classification with the plant operator before any device is taken into those areas.
More on Hazira India, and on other places in India.
Send the site, zone and gas group and roughly how many handsets. We reply by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.