CCEA APPROVES NUMALIGARH REFINERY CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT WORTH OVER RS 22,000 CR

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  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided to expand the capacity of Numligarh Refinery in 3 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum, (MMTPA) to 9 MMTPA.
  • It involves setting up of crude oil pipeline from Paradip to Numaligarh and Product pipeline from Numaligarh to Siliguri at a cost of over 22 thousand crore rupees.
  • The project will be completed within a period of 48 months. The decision of expansion of refinery will meet the requirement of crude oil and petroleum products in the northeast region. It would also generate direct and indirect employment in Assam.
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