Prasad Panicker to retire from BPCL-Kochi Refinery on Tuesday

Prasad K Panicker, Executive Director and Head of BPCL Kochi Refinery for the past seven years, is retiring from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Tuesday.

Under his leadership, Kochi Refinery completed its Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP) at a cost of ₹16,500 crore, becoming the largest public sector refinery in the country. This was the largest industrial project in Kerala. During his tenure, Kochi Refinery stepped into the petrochemical sector ―Phase I of the petrochemical initiative is now nearing completion, and Phase II of the Polyol Project is being rolled out.

In the last seven years, a total of over ₹30,000 crore has been invested by BPCL as part of these and other developmental activities, generating job opportunities and strengthening the local economy.