BPCL's AP facility to serve dual ambitions

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) will have a refining capacity of around 50 million tonnes (mt) after commissioning the proposed green-field refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh, said the chairman and managing director G. Krishnakumar.

- Rituraj Baruah

NEW DELHI:

The proposed refinery is expected to have an annual refining capacity of nine million tonnes.

The company has major expansion plans in line with its vision to become a major player in India's petrochemical sector, as the government is looking at positioning the country as a hub to meet the global petrochemical demand in years ahead.

Krishnakumar added that India's third-largest refiner is already working on the expansion of its existing refineries at Madhya Pradesh's Bina and Kerala's Kochi. India's current refining capacity is 250 mt per annum, of which BPCL accounts for 35 mt.