New Delhi:Privatisation bound public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said on Monday that its board has approved the proposal for sale of the company's equity shares in the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) to a consortium of Oil India Limited and Engineers India Limited, along with the government of Assam.
As per the information shared with the stock exchanges, BPCL said that in case the government of Assam doesn't participate in the purchase of shares in NRL, its entire shareholding will be sold to the consortium.
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In the current structure of Numaligarh Refinery, BPCL holds a 61.65 per cent stake, OIL holds another 26 per cent and the Assam government holds 12.35 per cent.
NRL has been carved out from BPCL and is not part of the assets which are being sold as part of its privatisation plan. The transaction is now subject to approval from the shareholders of BPCL.