- Stringent environmental regulations.
- Reliance on alternate energy sources.
- Economic recession.
- Smuggling from neighboring countries.
- Political instability.
- Shift in government policy for power generation from furnace oil to alternate fuels.
- Challenges in repatriation of dividend payments.
- Menace of smuggling of petroleum products.
- Decline in crude supplies from northern fields.
- Challenges for opening/retiring Letters of Credit (LCs) due to decline in foreign exchange reserves.
Attock Refinery Limited (ARL)
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
Water Usage
1.4M m3/year
2023
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 120.5K tCO2e/year (Scope 1) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Increased renewable energy capacity to 305 kW by installing more on-grid solar systems.
- Reduced water consumption and recycled wastewater.
- Planted more than 10,000 plant saplings.
- Established Morgah Biodiversity Park (28 acres) and Attock Institute of Horticulture (40 acres).
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- 100% Compliance of Punjab Environmental Quality Standards (PEQS)
- Green plan for plantation of saplings
- Replacement of all conventional split AC’s
- ARL’s Operation Carbon footprint calculation and optimization
- Expanding the scope of training at AIH
📅 Medium-term
- Development of Environmental Inventory and Accounting System
- Construction of wetland at Morgah Biodiversity Park
- Installation of energy meters
- Planning and designing of tertiary treatment plant and Zero Liquid Discharge
- Establishment of world class Attock Oil Polytechnic Institute
🔭 Long-term
- Up-grade polytechnic institute to college
- Establishment of Paramedic training institute
- Up-gradation of Model School
- Model Health, Safety, Environment and Quality facilities
- Recovery of refinery flare gases
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
EnvironmentSocialGovernance