Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a subsidiary of ONGC, has won two categories at the Innovation Awards 2025–26, instituted by the Centre for High Technology (CHT), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
MRPL received the awards for Best Indigenously Developed Technology and Best Innovation in Refinery at the 29th Energy Technology & Innovation Meet (ETM-2026), held on October 27, 2026, at ATI–ONGC, Goa. The awards recognise technological achievements across India’s petroleum refining sector.
The winning innovations are:
- Best Indigenously Developed Technology: KARVE IBB – Indigenous Active Pharma Intermediate Process Technology for Manufacture of Isobutyl Benzene, marking MRPL’s progress in developing indigenous technology for high-value pharmaceutical intermediates.
- Best Innovation in Refinery: REVEAL™ FCC – Indigenous Closed-Loop Real-Time Optimizer, highlighting the company’s capabilities in digital innovation and real-time refinery process optimisation.
A distinguished committee chaired by Dr. G. D. Yadav, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), selected the awardees.
An MRPL delegation led by Managing Director Shri Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath received the awards. The delegation included Director (Refinery) Shri Nanda Kumar Velayudhan Pillai; Executive Director (Refinery) Shri N. Anandha Kumar; GGM (Maintenance) Shri H. C. Sathyanarayana; GGM (TS) Shri Sudheer Pai M.; Chief Manager, Innovation Centre, Shri Karthick R.; and Chief Manager, Innovation Centre, Shri S. Nirmal Ganesh.
This marks the fifth consecutive instance of MRPL receiving national recognition for innovation at major Government of India platforms, including the Energy Technology Meet and India Energy Week.
The achievements reinforce MRPL’s focus on indigenous technology development, operational excellence and innovation, aligning with the Government of India’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
