(FE)
Almost a year after petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted that the ministry of petroleum and natural was exploring ways for home delivery of motor fuels, a pilot is expected to be started soon as required permissions are in place. The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), which works under the department of industrial policy and promotion, has given permission to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to undertake the trial. “We expect to start (home delivery) soon as it (PESO) has given a very select licence for a particular location,” said IOC chairman Sanjiv Singh.
The largest fuel retailer of the country is leading the project on behalf of other two oil marketing companies (OMCs) — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. PESO has given clearance to conduct a pilot at one location for home delivery of diesel only. “We have still not decided the location though. However based on the feedback (post the pilot being conducted), we will proceed further,” added Singh. Diesel is considered less hazardous than petrol once taken out of the licenced area for dispensing fuel into motor vehicles.
