(a) whether the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) requires an infusion of Rs.800 crores for its survival;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government to make it viable?
(a) whether the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) requires an infusion of Rs.800 crores for its survival;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government to make it viable?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b) M/s Lazard India Limited, appointed by Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) for advising them on financial restructuring of the company, have advised MRPL that infusion of funds in the region of Rs.1000 - 1500 crore is required for financial restructuring of MRPL.
(c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and A.V. Birla group (ABG) are co-promoters of MRPL. HPCL has conveyed its in-principle concurrence to the proposal of MRPL for a financial restructuring in which apart from infusion of funds by a prospective investor, writing down of the equity holding of the promoters, renegotiation of the terms & conditions of loans by the Financial Institutions are proposed.