New Delhi: Nayara Energy has wrapped up the scheduled 2026 turnaround at its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, restarting the 20-million-tonnes-a-year plant after a phase of maintenance, inspections and operational upgrades carried out without disrupting fuel supplies across its network.
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The company had taken India's second-largest single-site refinery offline from April 9 for planned maintenance and has now resumed running it. Nayara said the exercise was completed on schedule.
According to the company's statement, the turnaround drew on more than 34,000 personnel and about 480 pieces of heavy equipment, including 180 cranes — a marker of the operation's size and of the firm's push to shore up refinery reliability and performance. It was carried out against a difficult geopolitical backdrop.
"Delivered amid a complex geopolitical environment, the turnaround reflects the company's operational resilience and its ability to execute large-scale interventions without impacting supply continuity," Nayara said.
Nayara Energy, which accounts for roughly 8 percent of India's refining capacity and around 7 percent of its retail fuel network, said the planned shutdown was meant to safeguard the long-term safety, efficiency and reliability of operations that feed domestic energy demand.
Beyond routine maintenance, the firm rolled out a set of value-enhancement projects aimed at lifting product quality, raising process efficiency and stretching the operating cycle before the next maintenance shutdown. It also introduced energy-efficiency steps across refinery units to trim consumption and lower emissions intensity.
Safety stayed central throughout, backed by task-specific training, drone-enabled safety communication and adherence to operational protocols, the company said. The exercise relied on technology-led coordination, including AI-based management of workforce movement for a peak onsite headcount of more than 35,000 people. Nearly 450,000 meals were served, alongside extensive cooling arrangements for those working in high heat.
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Despite the operation's scale, Nayara Energy said it kept supplies to customers nationwide running without interruption, helped by coordinated logistics, inventory planning and business-continuity measures. The completion, it added, underscores its focus on safe, reliable and efficient refining while supporting India's energy security.