Mumbai: Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, plans to invest ₹2 trillion ($27.98 billion) in five-seven years to meet energy needs of diverse user groups, chairman Sanjiv Singh told a shareholders meeting on Wednesday.
IOC through its 11 refineries controls about a third of India's 5 million-barrel-per-day (bpd) refining capacity.
Singh said the investment was required to help IOC "evolve into a future ready corporate that provides comprehensive energy solutions to diverse user groups".
The company is investing over ₹20,000 crore by 2023-24 to expand its petrochemicals capacity and another ₹10,000 crore in eight years for expansion of city gas distribution projects in the country, he said.
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