MRPL Wins Two Prestigious National Innovation Awards at ETM 2026
Recognition marks fifth consecutive year of national honours for innovation and indigenous technology development
Goa: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a subsidiary of ONGC, has won awards in two categories — Best Indigenously Developed Technology and Best Innovation in Refinery — 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 were presented at the 29th Energy Technology and Innovation Meet (ETM 2026), held on October 27 at ATI–ONGC, Goa, in recognition of outstanding technological achievements in India’s petroleum refining sector.
MRPL received the awards for two pioneering indigenous innovations:
Best Indigenously Developed Technology: KARVE IBB – Indigenous Active Pharma Intermediate Process Technology for the Manufacture of Isobutyl Benzene. The innovation marks MRPL’s entry into the production of high-value pharmaceutical intermediates using indigenous technology.
Best Innovation in Refinery: REVEAL™ FCC – Indigenous Closed-Loop Real-Time Optimiser. The technology demonstrates MRPL’s capabilities in digital innovation and real-time optimisation of refinery processes.
The award winners were selected by a distinguished committee chaired by Dr. G. D. Yadav, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).
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) Sudheer Pai M.; and Chief Managers of the Innovation Centre Karthick R. and S. Nirmal Ganesh.
Significantly, the recognition marks MRPL’s fifth consecutive year of receiving national honours for innovation at prominent Government of India platforms, including the Energy Technology Meet and India Energy Week.
These achievements reinforce MRPL’s position as an innovation-driven, future-ready refinery committed to indigenous technology development, operational excellence and the Government of India’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.