Guwahati Refinery Appoints Pradip Kumar Basumatary as Head
Mar 03, 2024 11:56
Pradip Kumar Basumatary has taken charge as the new chief general manager and refinery head of the Guwahati Refinery, owned by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters.
Guwahati, Mar 3 (PTI) The Guwahati Refinery, owned by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), on Sunday said Pradip Kumar Basumatary has taken charge as the chief general manager and refinery head following the superannuation of G K Goyari.
Basumatary, a mechanical engineering graduate from Assam Engineering College, took charge on March 1, the company said in a statement.
Prior to the new role, Basumatary was the chief general manager (technical) at the Guwahati Refinery.
"Basumatary has a rich experience of refinery operation and maintenance, project commissioning, handling fuel quality upgradation projects under BS-VI regime, amongst others," it said.
Besides, he has been instrumental in augmenting Guwahati Refinery's capacity to 1.2 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) in 2023 and synchronising the operation with 132-KV grid power of the state government, the statement said.
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