Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has announced that it would be expanding its
existing Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada pipeline by 223 km, to reach Secunderabad.
This extension would facilitate transportation of petroleum products to
industrial and retail customers in Secunderabad.
The Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada pipeline
currently supplies high-speed diesel, petrol and kerosene from HPCL’s refinery
located at coastal Visakhapatnam, to Vijayawada.
The cost of this project is estimated
at Rs.37.7 crore, and would take 24 months for completion.