Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Petrochemical Refineries
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th February, 2022

## Petrochemical Refineries

†1535. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

## पैोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  petrochemical  refineries/complexes  across  the  country  particularly  in Maharashtra at present; (b)  whether  the  Government proposes to set up any petrochemical refinery/complex in Nagpur/Ramtek; (c) if so, the time by which the said refinery/complex is likely to be set up and if not, the reasons therefor; (d)  the  present  status  of  the  construction  work  and  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be completed; and (e)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  timeframe  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the  details
- thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पैोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालयम राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a):There are total 23 refineries in the country including in Maharashtra consisting of 19 set  up  by  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU),  1  by  a  Joint  Venture  Company  and  3  by Private Companies with a total refining capacity of 249.22 million metric tons per annum

(MMTPA).Out of these 23 refineries, 8 refineries are integrated with Petrochemicals as per the details given as below:

|   S.No. | Company name                                              | State     | Location       |   Refining capacity (MMTPA) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)                     | Gujarat   | Koyali         |                        13.7 |
|       2 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)                     | Haryana   | Panipat        |                        15   |
|       3 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)                     | Odisha    | Paradip        |                        15   |
|       4 | HPCL-Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL)               | Punjab    | Bathinda       |                        11.3 |
|       5 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)               | Kerala    | Kochi          |                        15.5 |
|       6 | ONGC-Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) | Karnataka | Mangalore      |                        15   |
|       7 | Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)                         | Gujarat   | Jamnagar (DTA) |                        33   |
|       8 | Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)                         | Gujarat   | Jamnagar (SEZ) |                        35.2 |

(b):  There  is  no  proposal  from  Oil  Companies  to  setup  any  petrochemical  refinery  or petrochemical  complex  at  Nagpur  or  Ramtek.  Petrochemical  refinery  or  petrochemical complex is setup at a location by companies considering techno-economic viability based on various factors like availability of crude oil, encumbrance free land, water and power resources,  marketing feasibility of products,  connectivity, technology,  characteristics of land and soil, etc.

(c) to (e) : Do not arise in view of (b) above.

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