CPCL plans 9 MMTPA expansion at Cauvery Basin Refinery on JV basis

IOCL and CPCL to jointly hold 50% stake in JV, rest to come from financial, strategic and public investors

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) has said that its Board of Directors has put forward a proposal to its majority shareholder, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), for setting up a 9 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) plant at Cauvery Basin Refinery, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

The project would be executed through a joint venture (JV), and is estimated to cost Rs 28,983 crore.

The Board also accorded in-principle approval for incorporation of an JV in which IOCL and CPCL would jointly hold 50 per cent stake, but in which CPCL would invest up to Rs 2,500 crore. The remaining