BPCL said its board accorded its approval to commence pre project activities for setting up of a greenfield refinery cum petrochemical complex in east coast at Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of ₹6,

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has picked Andhra Pradesh for setting up a new oil refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, which may be the last greenfield project in India, which has detailed a very ambitious energy transition plan to net zero emissions.

BPCL had to give up its Numaligarh refinery in Assam to Oil India Ltd., when the government was attempting to privatise the company.

The total outlay for the project is expected to jump to Rs 60,000 crore. The pre-project activities will involve expenses of Rs 6,100 crore

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) board on Tuesday cleared the decks to kick off pre-project activities for its plans to set up a Rs 95,000-crore greenfield refinery at Ramayapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, with a capacity of 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has chosen Andhra Pradesh for a new oil refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, potentially India's last greenfield project before transitioning to clean energy. The Rs 6,