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BPCL Bina refinery and petrochemicals expansion (BPREP)
A US$5+ bn refinery-plus-cracker complex in mid-construction, with Technip Energies executing the polypropylene and Butene-1 units on an EPCC basis for a 2028 finish.
Refinery & petrochemicals · India (Asia-Pacific) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.
- Size
- 550 KTPA polypropylene + 50 KTPA Butene-1 (Technip Energies scope) within an 11 MMTPA refinery and 1.2 MMTPA cracker programme
- Operator / developer
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
- Phase, as reported
- construction (about 31% of physical construction complete in the April–June 2026 quarter, with a quarter of project cost awarded for execution, per BPCL officials; downstream unit EPCC awards placed late 2025)
- Checked on
- 2026-10-08
Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked
- FID
- Engineering
- Fabrication
- Construction
- Installation
- Commissioning
Who builds it as stated by the sources
- Technip Energies — EPCC contractor for the new 550 KTPA polypropylene and 50 KTPA Butene-1 units at Bina (awarded Q4 2025, announced 7 January 2026; together with a Mumbai PRFCC EPsCm contract classed as a 'large' award, EUR 250–500 million)
Reported risk as reported, as of 2026-10-08
Technip Energies holds one package within the wider BPREP programme; Larsen & Toubro holds the EPCC for the LLDPE/HDPE swing unit (two 575 KTPA trains, December 2025). BPCL names the Middle East conflict as a challenge but says the project remains on schedule.
Key dates as stated by the sources
- FID or award
- Technip Energies EPCC award recorded Q4 2025, announced 7 January 2026
- Startup target
- BPREP completion targeted May 2028, reaffirmed by BPCL in August/September 2026 despite the Middle East conflict
Disciplines likely needed our inference
- process and polymer-unit engineering
- piping/mechanical construction supervision
- E&I and control systems
- commissioning and start-up
- QA/QC and inspection
- project controls/planning
Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
- Technip Energies awarded two large contracts by BPCL for new units at Bina and Mumbai refineries in IndiaTechnip Energies (company newsroom) · published 2026-01-07 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- Technip Energies awarded two large contracts by BPCLHydrocarbon Engineering · published 2026-01-07 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- BPCL lets contracts for expansions at Bina, Mumbai refineriesOil & Gas Journal · published 2026-01-08 · retrieved 2026-09-22
- New construction: BPCL on track to complete Bina expansion by 2028Chemical Week (ChemWeek digital edition, Aug 31/Sep 7 2026) · published 2026-09-04 · retrieved 2026-10-08
- Bharat Petroleum awards contract for Bina refinery expansionOil & Gas Journal · published 2026-06-30 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Position on our globe: 24.20°N 78.20°E. Location approximate: Bina refinery, Madhya Pradesh, central India.