(LiveMint)
To meet the national capital region (NCR)’s demand for cleaner fuel by April 2018, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have decided to hasten the process of upgrading their refineries, two senior officials from the refiners said. The officials said that with less than six months left to meet the Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI, comparable to Euro-VI) emission standard, the process could throw up some challenges but given that fuel has to be supplied only to Delhi-NCR, it could be done.
On 15 November, the oil ministry decided to advance the introduction of BS-VI grade petrol and diesel in Delhi by two years to April 2018 to help fight air pollution in the national capital.“Because the BS-VI deadline was 2020 for the entire nation, we were working at a normal pace. But with Delhi-NCR in the picture now, we have to hasten the process at least at a few refineries from where we would supply to this market,” said a senior official from one of the refiners on condition of anonymity.
