The new Malkapur Terminal of India Oil Corporation (IOC) in Hyderabad will enhance product availability and operational reliability through direct connectivity via a cross-country pipeline.

The IOC established an additional pipeline terminal at Malkapur for receipt of petroleum products through the Paradip–Hyderabad Pipeline to support the growing energy demand of Telangana. The terminal was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday.  

The existing Cherlapally (Hyderabad) Terminal is situated on approximately 19 acres of land and has limited scope for further expansion. Due to space constraints, it is not feasible to augment facilities or tankage capacities to meet future energy demand or efficiently handle the pipeline parcel size from the Paradip–Hyderabad Pipeline.

To address these limitations and ensure cost effective operations, IOC established an additional pipeline terminal at Malkapur, Hyderabad, for receipt of petroleum products through the Paradip–Hyderabad Pipeline with an investment of ₹611 crore.

The projected throughput of the Terminar by FY 29-30 is 1,891 TMTPA (about 7,964 KL per day) with a supply area of 23 districts out of the total 33 districts of Telangana. 

 With this supply point at Malkapur terminal significantly improves energy security for the state capital region, IOC said.

The project has also contributed to livelihood generation during both construction and operation phases. Conversion of the location from rail-fed to pipeline-fed Terminal of Products (ToP) has resulted in fuel savings of approximately 10,000 KL of HSD and a corresponding reduction of around 27,000 MT of CO₂ emissions.

During the construction, direct and indirect employment was provided to the tune of 250 thousand man-days per annum while direct and indirect regulator employment of about 30 thousand man-days per annum was created under various skill categories.

Published on May 11, 2026