1 min readUpdated: Apr 20, 2026 04:07 PM IST
A fire broke out at the Pachpadra Refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra on Monday, just a day ahead of its inauguration by the PM. The incident took place around 2 pm in the refinery’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The facility is scheduled to be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21. It will be the country’s first greenfield integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex.
About Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex at Pachpadra in Balotra
The project has been developed as a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and the Government of Rajasthan. The greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, with a capacity of 9 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), has been set up at an investment exceeding Rs 79,450 crore.
The complex integrates refining and petrochemical operations, with a petrochemical capacity of 2.4 MMTPA. It features a high Nelson Complexity Index of 17.0 and petrochemical yields exceeding 26 per cent, in line with global standards of efficiency and sustainability.
