BPCL has entered into a loan agreement with a consortium led by SBI for its expansion projects.

Economy Business | Dated: 20 Jan 2025

In January 2025, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India’s second-largest oil marketing company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, signed a loan agreement worth Rs 31,802 crore with a group of banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The loan will help BPCL expand its refinery capacity from 7.8 million metric tonnes per year (MMTPA) to 11 MMTPA and set up a petrochemical complex in Bina, Madhya Pradesh (MP).

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The other banks in the consortium include Punjab National Bank (PNB), Union Bank of India (UBI), Canara Bank (CNB), Bank of India (BOI), and Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM).
  • (ii) BPCL also plans to build a petrochemical complex that will produce chemicals and polymers like Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), benzene, toluene, and mixed xylene.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, which company entered into a loan agreement with a consortium led by SBI for its expansion projects?

Correct Answer: BPCL

🚀 Quick Recap:

About BPCL

  • Chairman & MD : G Krishnakumar
  • Headquarters : Mumbai