New refinery: How is it different this time around – 5 May 2025

New refining capacity is always a problem when demand can just evaporate

Putting a petrochem marketing plan has not become the madate for even a project management consultant

As also exploring all kinds of options to cut costs, including JV, BOOT, and Group Captive Models for every infrastructure element

Not just that, beyond hardware, there is a recognition that “soft costs”-- licensor margins, configuration inefficiencies, delayed approvals, and even plot plan choices. -- are to be cut.

These kind of introspection is rare at the DFR stage

Then why not look for robotic construction, self-healing concrete, and advanced coatings