MRPL wins two National Innovation Awards at ETM 2026

MRPL wins two National Innovation Awards at ETM 2026

Mangalore Today News Network

Goa, October 27, 2026: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a subsidiary of ONGC, has won two national awards for innovation and indigenous technology development at the 29th Energy Technology and Innovation Meet (ETM 2026) held at ATI–ONGC in Goa on Tuesday.

MRPL received the awards under the Innovation Awards 2025–26, instituted by the Centre for High Technology (CHT), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. The awards recognised technological achievements in India’s petroleum refining sector.

The company won in two categories: Best Indigenously Developed Technology for its KARVE IBB technology and Best Innovation in Refinery for its REVEAL™ FCC system.

KARVE IBB is an indigenous process technology for manufacturing isobutyl benzene, a pharmaceutical intermediate. The innovation marks MRPL’s entry into the production of high-value pharmaceutical intermediates using domestically developed technology.

REVEAL™ FCC is an indigenous closed-loop, real-time optimiser designed to improve refinery process optimisation through digital technology.

The award winners were selected by a committee chaired by Dr. G.D. Yadav, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee.

The awards were received by an MRPL delegation led by Managing Director Mundkur Shyamprasad Kamath. The delegation also included Director (Refinery) Nanda Kumar Velayudhan Pillai, Executive Director (Refinery) N. Anandha Kumar, GGM (Maintenance) H.C. Sathyanarayana, GGM (TS) M. Sudheer Pai, and Innovation Centre Chief Managers Karthick R. and S. Nirmal Ganesh.

According to MRPL, this marks the fifth consecutive occasion on which the company has received national recognition for innovation at major Government of India platforms, including the Energy Technology Meet and India Energy Week.

The recognition highlights MRPL’s efforts in developing indigenous technologies, improving operational efficiency and supporting the Centre’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.