Tata Power and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ₹250 crore of power infrastructure for BPCL’s Petro Resid Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit project at its Mumbai refinery, with the system expected to be completed in about 24 months.
Under the agreement, Tata Power will provide 110 kV connectivity and design and develop the associated power infrastructure, according to an official release issued by the companies. The facilities will support the PRFCCU’s power requirement of 90 MW.
The power infrastructure is being developed for BPCL’s ₹14,203-crore PRFCCU project, which will have a processing capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per annum. The unit is intended to improve the recovery of higher-value products from refinery residues and support BPCL’s petrochemical diversification strategy.
The companies described the PRFCCU as the first project of its kind being executed in India. The unit forms part of BPCL’s wider effort to add value to refinery output by converting residues into higher-value products. The project’s power requirement makes reliable high-voltage connectivity a key supporting component of the refinery expansion.
For Tata Power, the agreement will also strengthen its transmission network in the Trombay area, one of Mumbai’s important industrial zones. The additional infrastructure is expected to support rising electricity demand from large industrial consumers and other developments with concentrated power requirements.
Trombay hosts major industrial and energy facilities, making local transmission capacity important for maintaining reliable supply to high-demand users. The planned 110 kV connectivity will serve the refinery project, while the associated network work will add capacity in an area where industrial electricity consumption is expected to grow.
Tata Power also plans to develop a 400 kV transmission facility at Trombay over the next five years as part of its broader strategy to strengthen Mumbai’s power network. The proposed augmentation is expected to improve power evacuation capacity and support grid reliability for the city’s industrial and commercial consumers.
The agreement links BPCL’s refinery and petrochemical expansion with a wider transmission upgrade in Mumbai. While the PRFCCU’s immediate power requirement is 90 MW, the planned network investments are intended to serve the broader needs of large consumers and developments in the Trombay area.
The 110 kV infrastructure for the PRFCCU is expected to be completed in approximately 24 months. The companies did not provide a more detailed commissioning schedule for the 400 kV Trombay facility in the announcement.
