New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) will have a refining capacity of around 50 million tonnes (mt) after commissioning the proposed greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh, said the chairman and managing director of G. Krishnakumar.

The proposed refinery is expected to have an annual refining capacity of nine million tonnes.

Krishnakumar added that India's third-largest refiner is already working on the expansion of its existing refineries at Madhya Pradesh's Bina and Kerala's Kochi. India's current refining capacity is 250 mt per annum, of which BPCL accounts for 35 mt.

Earlier in January, the Andhra Pradesh state cabinet approved the proposal for setting up a petroleum refinery project by B...