Read & know some interesting anecdotes about the anatomy of the world’s single largest refining complex
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, January 4, 2025: Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, yesterday addressed the employees of Jamnagar refinery on the occasion of celebrating 25 years of the refinery in Jamnagar.
Mukesh D. Ambani proudly said: “Jamnagar Refinery is the best oil Refinery in the world. Jamnagar has the biggest Giga factory in the whole world. Jamnagar has the world’s biggest solar energy. It has the world’s Artificial Intelligence infrastructure. Moreover, the digital factory will also remain in Jamnagar. Reliance is developing Artificial Intelligence infrastructure in short span of 24 months in Jamnagar. Jamnagar is set to be the platform for long term growth, not merely for the RIL, but also for the employees and their future generations.”
Akash Ambani, Director Reliance Industries Limited committed to develop AI infrastructure in Jamnagar - A Jewel of RIL family - in true spirit of Jamnagar in a short span of 24 months. Along with Ms. Isha and Shri Anant, Akash committed to work together for RIL’s growth.
Ms. Isha Ambani-Piramal, Director Reliance Industries Limited also addressed the employees and their families gathered to
celebrate 25 years of Jamnagar Refinery.
Shri Anant Ambani, Director, Reliance Industries Limited talked about his love for animals and Vantara. He promises to fulfill his father’s dreams about Jamnagar.
Smt Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson Reliance Foundation said: It is the senior employees whose love, wisdom and sacrifice have shaped us into who we are today. She paid glowing tributes to the senior employees while addressing the employees and their families gathered to celebrate 25 years of Jamnagar Refinery.
25 years ago, on December 28, 1999, Reliance launched its first refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat. Today, Jamnagar has become the world’s refining hub – an engineering marvel that is India’s pride.
ANATOMY OF JAMNAGAR REFINERY
Following are some interesting anecdotes about the anatomy of the world’s single largest refining complex. Proving Naysayers Wrong
• Majority of the experts had said that it would be impossible for an Indian company to set up the world’s largest grassroots refinery in three years. But Reliance achieved that in a world-record time of just 33 months, notwithstanding lack of infrastructure and a severe cyclone that had hit Jamnagar then. More importantly, the job was done at nearly 40% lesser cost (per tonne) in comparison to contemporary refineries in Asia.
• When RIL’s Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani wanted to pursue his long-cherished dream of setting up a refinery, he was offered land in the barren and desolate region off Jamnagar, near a sleepy village called Motikhavdi.
• Leading world-class project consultants advised Dhirubhai against investing in the desert-like region that did not have roads, electricity, or even sufficient drinking water. They had warned that mobilising manpower, materials, technical experts and every other input in such wilderness would require extraordinary efforts.
• Dhirubhai, who loved challenges, defied all the naysayers and went ahead with his dream. He wanted to create not just an industrial plant but a Nandanwan. Between 1996 and 1999, he and his highly motivated team went on to create an engineering marvel at Jamnagar.
• The first private sector refinery of India single-handedly added 25% to India’s total refining capacity and made India self-sufficient in transport fuels. The project completely transformed the barren region into a bustling industrial hub.
• Moreover, Reliance’s focused efforts created a green zone in the arid land, resulting in the lowering of temperature and improved rainfall in the region. The Jamnagar refining complex now boasts of Asia’s largest mango orchard, with over 1.5 lakh mango trees. The huge mangrove belt there has become a haven for migratory birds, and the surrounding dense forest houses the Vantara – the one-of-its-kind rehabilitation home for rescued wild species.
