IOC to expand Ennore LPG bottling plant.

The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) is planning to expand its Ennore LPG bottling plant by adding another carousel (bottling line), thus increasing the output to 20,500 tonnes per month from its present 15,000 tonnes per month. The facility will be established at a cost of ₹35.4 crore and will be completed in two years.

The plant has been operational since 2000 and its storage capacity would be augmented with the addition of three 450 tonnes mounded bullet tanks, officials said. The proposed expansion of storage has been envisaged for ensuring uninterrupted supply of domestic LPG cylinders, said an official of the IOC. Presently, the facility has an LPG storage capacity of 900 tonnes in six mounded bullets.

THE HINDU