Visakhapatnam, Jan. 4 -- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) has commissioned the Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at the Visakh Refinery in Andhra Pradesh.

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in a post on X, said that this critical infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh is a decisive leap toward Aatmanirbhar Bharat, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The Union minister described the commissioning of the facility as a significant milestone in India's journey toward energy self-reliance.

"The facility at Visakh Refinery is a "masterpiece of indigenous engineering", housing three LC-Max reactors of 2,200 MT each, ranking among the world's heaviest engineering ...