State-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ltd (HPCl) has received environment clearance for expansion of its Mumbai refinery in Maharashtra, entailing an investment of Rs 3,846 crore.
With the proposed expansion, HPCl said the Mumbai refinery will be able to produce gasoline and diesel meeting Euro IV quality specifications, besides other petroleum products like lPG, Naphtha, Kerosene, ATF, Fuel oil and Sulphur and can meet the current market demands.
The proposal is to expand the refining capacity of Mumbai refinery located in Chembur district from 7.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) up to 9.5 MTPA including Propylene Recovery Unit (PRU) and revamp of existing Captive Power Plant (CPP). “The Environment Ministry has given environment clearance to HPCl’s expansion project subject to compliance of some conditions,” a senior Government official said.
