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The HPCL’s Visakha Refinery is set for modernisation and expansion at a cost of Rs 26,264 crore. “This is by far a massive industrial project ever in Andhra Pradesh,” BJP MP G V L Narasimha Rao said in a statement here on Monday. Under the Visakha Refinery Modernisation Project (VRMP), the capacity of the refinery would be expanded from the present 8.3 to 15 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum.
“The VRMP is scheduled to be completed during the year 2022-23,” Narasimha Rao said, quoting a reply given by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Rameswar Teli. The modernisation and expansion project is expected to have multiple benefits and impact, including supply of Bharat Stage-VI-compliant motor fuels. “There will be a high local component in the project cost as it will nurture and encourage local industry during the project building and post-project phases. It will boost the state’s economy in the form of additional taxes,” Narasimha Rao added.
