Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of key projects of the oil & gas sector in Tamil Nadu on 17 February 2021.
The PM will inaugurate the Ramanathapuram-Thoothukudi natural gas pipeline and gasoline desulphurisation unit at the Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL), Manali. He will also lay the foundation stone of Cauvery Basin Refinery at Nagapattinam.
The Ramanathapuram-Thoothukudi section (143 km) of the Ennore-Thiruvallur-Bengaluru-Puducherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin Natural Gas Pipeline has been laid at the cost of about Rs 700 crore.
It will help utilise gas from ONGC gas fields and deliver natural gas as feedstock to industries and other commercial customers.
The gasoline desulphurisation unit at CPCL, Manali, has been constructed at the cost of around Rs 500 crore. It will produce low sulphur environment-friendly gasoline, help reduce emission and contribute towards a cleaner environment.
The Cauvery Basin Refinery to be set up at Nagapattinam will have a capacity of nine million tpa. It will be set up through a joint venture (JV) of IOCL and CPCL at an estimated project cost of Rs 31,500 crore. It will produce motor spirit and diesel meeting BS-VI specifications and polypropylene as a value-added product.
These projects will result in socio-economic benefits and boost the country’s Urja Aatmanirbharta.