The refinery is a joint venture (JV) between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (74%) and the Rajasthan Government (26%). Credit: afotostock/Shutterstock.

India’s first new greenfield integrated refinery in nearly a decade is set to be commissioned in partnership with the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL), reported the Economics Times.

Situated in Pachpadra, Rajasthan, the facility is expected to increase annual crude production by up to nine million tonnes.

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It has commenced pre-commissioning activities for several units and is expected to begin operations shortly.

The project is a JV between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, which holds a 74% stake, and the Rajasthan Government, with a 26% share.

The facility is designed to process more than 83% imported medium-grade crude, supplemented by domestic crude.

It is equipped with vacuum distillation, delayed coker and petro-fluid catalytic cracking units, allowing it to process heavier crude grades.

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The HRRL facility is set to serve northern India, a region facing a refined product deficit.

It will primarily produce Euro 6-grade diesel, gasoline and petrochemical products including polypropylene, butadiene and polyethylene.

In June 2024, Bharat Petroleum Corporation planned to build a new refinery with an investment of around Rs500bn ($5.99bn).

The state-owned company considered locations in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat for the facility, which is expected to have a capacity of 12 million tonnes per annum.

Also, Oil India plans to commission its Numaligarh refinery in Assam by December 2025, as stated by the company’s chairman, Ranjit Rath, in April 2024.

The state-owned company will establish a trading desk for the 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery, which will process 110,000bpd of imported crude, with the remaining 70,000bpd coming from domestically produced oil.