Union Min Hardeep Singh Puri intimates CM Sarma on capacity expansion of Digboi Refinery

Dec 21,2021

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, Hardeep Singh Puri in a letter to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has intimated about action on capacity expansion of Digboi Refinery.

This comes after the chief minister of the state wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, regarding the capacity expansion of Digboi Refinery, Assam on September 23, 2021.

In the letter, the Union Minister stated that the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has already initiated action for expansion of its Digboi Refinery from 0.65 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum (MMTPA) to 1.0 MMTPA.

“The configuration study is expected to be completed by January 2022 followed by first stage investment approval by March 2022,” the minister said in his letter.

The Union Minister also mentioned that IOCL has also taken up the matter for increasing the existing Duliajan-Digboi crude pipeline capacity from 0.65 MMTPA to 1.0 MMTPA with Oil India Limited (OIL) to meet the crude requirement for enhanced capacity of Digboi Refinery.

“Further, the capacity expansion from 1.0 MMTPA to 1.2 MMPTA of Guwahati Refinery of IOCL is in progress and is expected to be completed by October 2023,” added the Union minister.

Meanwhile, taking to Twitter, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “I am so happy to have received this letter from Hon Union Min Sri @HardeepSPuri intimating about action on capacity expansion of Digboi Refinery. Grateful to him & Sri @Rameswar_Teli. Assam bows in gratitude to Hon PM Sri @narendramodi for his generous margdarshan and support.”