BPCL’s ₹1.03-lakh-crore Ramayapatnam refinery secures environmental and coastal clearances

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has secured environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances for its proposed ₹1,03,408-crore refinery and petrochemical complex near Ramayapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh. The project is planned with a refining capacity of nine million tonnes per annum.

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued the clearance order on 27 October 2026, following appraisal of the proposal. The approvals advance the project’s regulatory process, although other applicable statutory permissions remain necessary before construction and operations.

The proposed complex covers 5,213 acres, equivalent to 2,109.62 hectares, across Chevuru and Ravuru villages in Gudlur mandal and Chennayapalem and Rudrakota villages in Kavali mandal. The project land is classified as non-forest land.

BPCL has taken possession of 3,764 acres. The remaining 1,449 acres comprise 1,404 acres of private land and 45 acres of government land, with acquisition assigned to the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation.

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