HPCL is constructing a 180,000 bpd refinery and petrochemical plant in Rajasthan.
Hindustan Petroleum Corp.’s Mumbai refinery will begin full scale operation at a better capability of 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) by end-June or in July, its chairman M. Okay. Surana mentioned on Thursday. HPCL had absolutely shut the 150,000 bpd Mumbai refinery in western Maharashtra from April 1 for upkeep and capability enlargement, Surana mentioned at a press convention to announce March quarter earnings.
“One crude unit of 3.5 million tonnes (70,000 bpd) is under commissioning and we are revamping the second unit to add capacity,” he mentioned. The state-run refiner goals so as to add 40,000 bpd capability to the second crude unit. He additionally mentioned the corporate is working its 166,000 bpd Vizag refinery in southern India at full capability.
HPCL is in means of elevating the capability of the Vizag refinery to 300,000 bpd. Surana mentioned the enlargement shall be accomplished on this fiscal 12 months to March 2022 whereas the residue upgradation facility on the Vizag plant can be more likely to be accomplished in 2022. In addition, HPCL is constructing a 180,000 bpd refinery and petrochemical plant in Rajasthan.
