Centre to invest Rs 15,000 cr to expand Panipat Refinery

The central government will invest Rs 15,000 crore to increase the capacity of Panipat refinery from existing 15 million tonnes (MT) to 25 mt to create huge employment opportunities, Union Minister Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said in Panipat. 

Also, an ethanol plant would be set up at a cost of Rs 500 crore by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in Panipat to generate alternative fuel from agricultural residue which would boost agriculture sector.