Indian refining capacity would expand at a far slower pace than was estimated earlier, according to the latest government projection. Refiners would add 56 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2028 to increase domestic capacity to 310 mtpa.
“As per the data compiled by Centre for High Technology (CHT), a technical wing of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the refining capacity of Indian refineries is projected to increase by about 56 mtpa by the year 2028,” junior oil minister Rameswar Teli told Lok Sabha on Thursday.
