Indian Oil to supply BS-VI fuels with world-class norms in Telangana

Bringing the emission standards of fuels to BS-VI norms, the Indian Oil will start selling Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) fuels in Telangana from April 1. Executive Director R Sravan Rao said that with the launch of BS-VI, they would be adopting world-class fuel norms.

Hyderabad (Telangana): The Indian Oil will start selling Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) fuels in Telangana from April 1 this year and adopt world-class emission norms, said R Sravan Rao, the company's executive director and state head on Wednesday.

"From April 1, 2020, India is moving completely over from BS-IV to BS-VI, which basically pertains to change in the emission norms. With the launch of BS-VI, we would be adopting world-class fuel norms," Rao told reporters here.

The development comes in line with the implementation of BS-VI emission norms from April 1 after Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javadekar earlier said that country will shift to Bharat Stage Six (BS VI) vehicular emission norms from BS IV by April 2020.

"While we are in absolute readiness to launch BS-VI statewide in all Indian Oil retail outlets of Telangana before the deadline, I would even say confidently that most of the fuel that you are buying presently in Telangana from our retail outlets already conforms to BS-VI emission standards,"Rao said.

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"However, we are yet to declare it as BS-VI fuel. It would be done when the formal launch happens," he added.

The investment for the Paradip-Hyderabad Pipeline Project pipeline, executed by Indian oil is estimated to be Rs 3,800 crore. There is a speculation that the pipeline construction will be completed by 2022. After the enforcement of BS-VI norms, there are chances that fuel prices will go up.

Rao also said that Indian Oil had recently acquired stakes in Phinergy, an Israeli battery developer, for developing ultra-lightweight metal-air batteries that can be used in electric vehicles. (ANI REPORT)

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