Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 (ஹைட்ரோகார்பன் தொலைநோக்கு ஆவணம் 2030)

Sr. no. Key issues Description of issues
4 Market for POL products Except for LPG, there is a surplus for other petroleum products. Further
expansion of refinery capacity will increase the surplus appreciably,
finding a market for which will be a challenge.
5 Limited production of LPG Refineries have not been able to produce enough LPG to meet local
demand. In fact, LPG shortage has been escalating ever since. The
limited LPG processing capacity of refineries in the region is a big
challenge.
6 Storage and coverage of LPG State-wise LPG storage figures in the Northeast in terms of number of
days are not very encouraging, at present. The storage capacity is
even worse for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura
and Mizoram, which have 0-2 days’ storage capacity.
All-India LPG coverage is estimated at 65-70%, whereas it is only
59% in NER, much lower than the national average.
7 IOCL Digboi-specific issue Encroachment on refinery property at Digboi: Digboi refinery is
facing a serious problem of illegal/ unauthorised encroachment in
and around Digboi, including periphery of oil installations of IOCL
such as the refinery, new tank farm (NTF), nazirating water line and
the Digboi-Tinsukia product pipeline (DTPL). Encroachment over any
petroleum product pipeline is a grave safety and security hazard. Any
serious accident in the pipeline can hugely impact life and property.
Delay in construction of the new tank farm and loading gantry at
Digboi due to land ownership issue: IOCL is building a new
terminal at Golai near Digboi refinery on a land acquired by it. NOC
from deputy commissioner, Tinsukia was obtained in May 2010
following which construction work commenced for the Rs 250 crore
project. The local military authority (LMA) claimed that a portion of
land totalling 3.03 acres within the proposed terminal belonged to the
army. The LMA has also made a simultaneous claim on an additional
38.11 acres, under possession of IOCL, as defence land.
BG railfed petroleum storage depot at Moinarband (Silchar):
Acquisition of 2.56 acres for the approach road is under litigation. The
state government may expedite handing over of this portion of land. The
project is also awaiting EC from Pollution Control Board, Assam.
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