BPCL Kochi Refinery — India
Refinery in India. Approximate location 9.9722, 76.378.
RefineryIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
BPCL Kochi Refinery is a refinery in India. Its listed capacity is 311,000 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. By capacity it ranks #3 among 17 oil refineries in India. It emits about 3,469,260 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.69% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 30% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143923.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- KOCHI REFINERY · Other · 180 MW · 0 km
- BRAMHAPURAM DG · Oil · 60 MW · 3 km
- Brahmapuram Diesel power station · Oil · 64 MW · 3 km
- BSES Kerala CCGT · Gas · 165 MW · 13 km
- Cochin COK II · Solar · 10 MW · 20 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 311,000 BBL per day, BPCL Kochi Refinery is well above the median refinery in India (161,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 3,469,260 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 3.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), BPCL Kochi Refinery carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €261M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in India
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
BPCL Kochi Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 10.0°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1226 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #3 largest of 17 oil refineries in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Ernakulam District · Aluminium Smelter · 4,311 t CO₂
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- Malabar Cements Walayar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 288,453 t CO₂
- ACC Madukkarai Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 259,054 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 9.9722, 76.378. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is BPCL Kochi Refinery?
BPCL Kochi Refinery is a refinery in India. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for BPCL Kochi Refinery?
The open dataset lists 311,000 BBL per day of capacity for BPCL Kochi Refinery.
How much CO₂ does BPCL Kochi Refinery emit?
The page uses about 3,469,260 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #33 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is BPCL Kochi Refinery located?
BPCL Kochi Refinery is in India at approximately 9.9722, 76.378.
Who operates BPCL Kochi Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.