ABB Upgrades BPCL’s 935-KM Vadinar–Bina Pipeline Automation

ABB India has completed a major upgrade of the automation and monitoring systems for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Vadinar–Bina Pipeline, a 935-km cross-country crude oil corridor that moves 7.8 million metric tonnes a year to the Bina refinery and plays a key role in India’s energy security.

The modernisation covered a full overhaul of the ABB Ability SCADAvantage system, replacement of 35 remote terminal units across pumping, pigging and sectionalising stations, new SCADA servers at Vadinar and Bina, and enhanced cyber-security through network protection, system hardening and centralised monitoring.

BPCL said the upgrade delivered stronger cyber resilience and improved reliability across the pipeline network, with failover and disaster recovery capability in place at both locations to support uninterrupted operations.

ABB noted that the project was completed without any shutdowns, ensuring continuous crude flow to the refinery. The company has partnered BPCL across several key projects, including automation systems covering roughly two-thirds of BPCL’s pipeline network, it said.