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CPCL plans to expand Manali refinery capacity to 280,000 bpd
The expansion would lift Manali output from 210,000 bpd, while CPCL reoriented its Cauvery project from refining toward petrochemicals.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of India’s state-controlled Indian Oil Corporation, plans to raise crude refining capacity at its Manali refinery by one third to 280,000 barrels per day, according to its 2025/2026 report, as covered by OilPrice.
The report says the Manali site currently has 210,000 bpd of capacity, and CPCL’s plan would increase output, though it did not provide a timeline for the expansion.
CPCL previously had the Cauvery Basin Refinery in Nagapattinam, but it was decommissioned in 2019 because of limitations in meeting product specifications. The refiner had planned to rebuild it, but it later shifted the focus from a refinery to a petrochemicals complex, prioritizing Cauvery to enhance petrochemical intensity.
OilPrice reports that the pivot reflects rising domestic and global demand for petrochemicals and specialty chemicals, with Indian Oil Corporation holding a 75% stake in the project. The article also notes that planned refinery capacity expansions are expected to support India’s energy investments this year and in the near term.
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