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Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd will build a 1,80,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu by the end of 2027, two years later than initially planned, its head of finance Rohit Kumar Agrawala said on Monday.
India, the world's third biggest oil consumer and producer, is expanding its refining capacity as it is expected to be the largest driver of global oil demand growth between 2023 and 2030, according to the International Energy Agency.
Chennai Petroleum initially planned to complete the refinery by the end of 2025.
The company recently changed the capital structure of the joint venture building the project, with its parent company Indian Oil Corp controlling a 75 per cent stake and Chennai Petroleum the remainder.
The joint venture is awaiting approval from the government on the new equity structure, Agrawala said, adding that 36 months would be needed from then to complete construction of the plant and three months for commissioning.
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He said the project cost had also been revised to about ₹36,400 crore ($4.36 billion), with about 66 per cent of that to be met through debt. In a recent stock exchange filing, Chennai Petroleum had pegged the previous cost at about ₹29,400 crore.
Chennai Petroleum also operates the 2,10,000 bpd Manali refinery at Chennai.
Agrawala said his company planned to shut some units at the Manali refinery for a month-long maintenance in July-August.
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