Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised the commissioning of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited's (HPCL) Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at the Visakh Refinery in Andhra Pradesh, describing it as a state-of-the-art facility that will strengthen India's energy security.
The Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at HPCL's Visakh Refinery was successfully commissioned on Sunday, establishing a new global benchmark as it features the world's first and largest LC-Max unit. Engineers India Limited (EIL), acting as the Project Management Consultant (PMC), oversaw
"With a capacity of 3.55 MMTPA, the RUF utilises advanced residue hydrocracking technology to achieve a 93 per cent conversion of bottom of the barrel oils into high-value products, maximising the utility of every barrel to fuel the nation's rapid ascent!"
"At Visakh Refinery, 10 years ago, we were 8.33 million tonnes. That was our nameplate capacity. We used to process around 9 million, and now we have grown," the Executive Director of Visakh Refinery told ANI.
State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is setting up a 370-tonne-per-annum electrolyzer-based green hydrogen plant at Visakh Refinery in Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister of State (MoS) for petroleum and natural gas Rameswar Teli informed Parliament on Thursday.