AP invites Puri to lay stone for BPCL unit in Nellore

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi on Friday and extended a formal invitation to participate in the foundation-stone laying ceremony of the BPCL greenfield refinery project proposed in Nellore district.

The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that the refinery, with a massive investment of Rs 96,862 crore, would be one of the largest integrated energy projects in the country.

He said the project would significantly strengthen India’s refining capacity and contribute to national energy security.

Naidu explained that the State Government has already allotted 6,000 acres of land for the project and extended attractive incentives to facilitate its rapid execution.