Initially, HPCL is targeting ‘static customers’ like shopping malls and commercial establishments that use diesel in gensets for producing electricity, and transport companies with large diesel consumption. File photo: MintNew Delhi: After Indian Oil Corp. (IOC), state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) has launched home-delivery of diesel in Mumbai and has plans to expand it to other parts of the country. “This facility will immensely help those customers who were hitherto taking diesel in barrels from petrol pumps,” the statement said. The country consumed 194.6 million tonnes of fuel in 2016-17, nearly 40% of which was diesel. Diesel consumption in 2016-17 was 76 million tonnes, while petrol was 23.8 million tonnes.

Source: Mint May 06, 2018 09:56 UTC