India’s First-of-its-Kind LC-Max® Digital Suite Powered By mcube™ Goes Live at HPCL’s Visakh Refinery
India’s First-of-its-Kind LC-Max® Digital Suite Powered By mcube™ Goes Live at HPCL’s Visakh Refinery
January 5, 2026
Mumbai, India [January 5, 2026]
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has successfully deployed India’s first first-of-its-kind LC-Max® Digital Suite at its Visakh Refinery, marking a milestone in the digital transformation of India’s downstream refining sector. The deployment strengthens operational reliability, energy efficiency, and profitability across HPCL’s Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF)—a complex unit that upgrades low-value residue into high-value distillates.
Developed and delivered by Lummus Digital and powered by mcube™, the digital suite integrates real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and AI-driven optimization. mcube™ securely ingests, contextualizes, and analyzes complex plant data to drive operational performance, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
Key capabilities powered by mcube™ include:
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Real-time plant data ingestion and streaming
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Secure contextualization of complex operational data
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Advanced analytics and predictive intelligence enablement
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Economic performance visualization across revenue, cost, and margins
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Energy and carbon data monitoring aligned with ESG priorities
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Hydrogen, utilities, and asset data orchestration at the enterprise level
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A scalable and secure Enterprise AI foundation for LC-Max applications
Shri Vikas Kaushal, Chairman and Managing Director, HPCL, called the deployment transformative, noting, “As the country’s first LC-MAX® unit, this deployment positions HPCL at the forefront of technological and operational innovation. By integrating advanced intelligence, we are setting a new benchmark”
Debdas Sen, Joint Executive Director, Lummus Digital and CEO of TCG Digital, added, “With hybrid modelling and an integrated digital backbone built on mcube™, the LC-MAX® Digital Suite will be a valuable operational asset for HPCL—delivering sustained operational value.”
Ujjal Mukherjee, Joint Executive Director, Lummus Digital and CTO of Lummus Technology, remarked, “By combining decades of proven process technology from Lummus with AI-assisted optimization, this deployment represents exactly the kind of integrated innovation the downstream refining industry needs to drive margins.”
Arun Arora, CTO, Chevron Lummus Global, adds, “CLG is proud to be part of the successful deployment of advanced Digital Suite for the world’s first LC-MAX® unit at HPCL, designed for bottom-of-the-barrel upgrading of vacuum residue. This cutting-edge solution seamlessly integrates CLG’s proprietary process technology know-how and optimization tools, delivering real-time insights to maximize throughput, enhance reliability, and drive superior operational efficiency”