1、From creative heads to brand architects:The agentic AI playbook for modern CMOs1PwCFuture-ready refineries for Viksit BharatBuilding resilient,competitive,and sustainable refineriesJune 2026ForewordIndias refining sector is at pivotal point as the upgraded with a sharper focus on flexibility,country
2、 is on a growth trajectory with rising efficiency,and emissions performance,while mobility needs and industrial expansion,maintaining cost competitiveness.Greenfield reinforcing its position to become a major refining projects should be designed with long-term hub while the sector is being reshaped
3、by new optionality in focus.This entire transformation is set of structural forces:growing petrochemical redefined by technologies like advanced digital demand,operational resilience,and net-zero operations,low-carbon utilities,green hydrogen,goals.With this context,the growth trajectory and alterna
4、tive feedstocks.is no longer only about whether refineries will As Indian refiners seek to balance three priorities transform,but also about how quickly and that will define the sectors next chapter:effectively they can transform.energy security,affordability,and sustainability,This paper,Future-rea
5、dy refineries for Viksit the leaders of this transition will be those Bharat,explores this transformation through with a more integrated view of value creation Indian refiners lensand how they respond moving beyond the incremental change.This to this shift.It is not only about building more will req
6、uire coordinated efforts across policy,capacities but shifting from traditional fuel-infrastructure,and technology ecosystems with focused refinery to integrated petrochemical capital allocation.This needs further push from refineries,to be smarter and future ready through leadership teams with deli