Regular import of petroleum products begins via Motihari-Amlekhgunj pipeline
KATHMANDU: The regular import of petroleum products through the pipeline from Motihari, India, to Amlekhgunj, Bara, has officially commenced. Nepal Oil Corporation’s (NOC) Madhes Regional Office, Amlekhgunj, confirmed that the supply of petrol and kerosene has started following the completion of the Intra-national Petroleum Pipeline Expansion project.
Pralayankar Acharya, Chief of Nepal Oil Corporation’s Madhes Province Office, stated that the pipeline expansion work has been finalized, enabling the continuous import of petroleum products. “Petrol and kerosene were already being imported through the pipeline,” Acharya noted, “but now, we have begun formally distributing imported petrol to major city depots across Nepal.”
As part of the pipeline expansion project, significant infrastructure has been developed at the Indian Oil Corporation’s depot in Amlekhgunj. This includes two petrol tanks with a capacity of 4,100 kiloliters each, two transmix tanks with a capacity of 250 kiloliters, and 24 fully automatic loading way-refillers for transporting petrol. Additionally, a pump house and a laboratory have been established to ensure quality control.
Further upgrades under the project include the construction of a modern ‘Fire Fighting System,’ an ‘OWS System’ for oil-water separation, and a PMCC Cell to enhance operational efficiency.
Likhita Infrastructure was contracted to complete the expansion by 2023, but the project faced delays and was only recently finished. Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corporation has added two transmix tanks to store mixed fuel (petrol and diesel) and a firewater tank with a 3,000-kiloliter capacity to improve safety within the depot.
With the project’s completion, the Amlekhgunj depot now holds a diesel storage capacity of 24,840 kiloliters and a petrol storage capacity of 16,630 kiloliters, significantly boosting Nepal’s ability to store and distribute petroleum products nationwide.
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