The board of Bharat Petroleum
Corporation, on 10 May 2006, approved the Rs.2,592 crore expansion-cum-modernisation
project of its subsidiary, Kochi Refineries.
The project, already approved by the
KRL board, envisages increasing the company's refining capacity from the present
7.5 million tpa to 9.5 million tpa. Mechanical completion is scheduled for
September 2009. Once commissioned, the auto fuels (motor spirit and high-speed
diesel) will conform to Euro III norms.
Besides, KRL's single point mooring
facility at Puthuvypeen -- a vital component of the project -- is underway with
completion scheduled for May 2007.
Also See:
BWES
bags Rs.50 crore order from Kochi Refineries (19-Jan-06)
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