Thursday, May 8, 2008

RIL, Essar Oil eye ONGC`s `unviable` Kakinada refinery

After the UK-based Hinduja group, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) proposed Rs 26,500-crore refinery at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, has found new suitors in Reliance Industries (RIL) and Essar Oil.This is despite ONGC maintaining its stand that the refinery is not financially feasible unless the Andhra Pradesh government gives it more incentives.

The 15-million-tonne-per-annum refinery will be implemented by Kakinada Refinery and Petrochemicals (KRPL). While ONGC's subsidiary Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) holds 26 per cent stake in KRPL, IL&FS holds 51 per cent and the remaining stake is held by the Andhra Pradesh government.

Read more in The Business Standard article.

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