MRPL to commission seawater desalination plant in Q3 of 2020-21

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), which is setting up a seawater desalination plant at an estimated cost of ₹620 crore, is planning to commission it in the third quarter of 2020-21.

Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Saturday, M Venkatesh, Managing Director of MRPL, said that some units of MRPL have to be shutdown in summer on account of water scarcity. The need for water for domestic usage will increase as the city grows, and the water supply demand in summer months will also increase in future.

In order to ease pressure on water supply during summer months, MRPL is setting up a seawater desalination plant. This will ensure water for use by the refinery, and will allow MRPL to ensure uninterrupted supply of petroleum products even during the period of water scarcity, he said.