The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) has increased pilot projects for home delivery of diesel.
In April 2017, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said that the government is looking at options to deliver diesel at doorstep. More than a year later, three pilot projects are being run by the oil marketing companies (OMCs) such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) in cities like Pune, Rewadi and Navi Mumbai.
CNBC-TV18 learns that the PESO has doubled the license for doorstep delivery of diesel from 24 to 50. The government is not happy with the OMCs as they are yet to submit a proposal on a full rollout of these schemes.
The government is eager to expedite the full rollout of diesel home delivery, which will initially target high consuming diesel dependence like shopping malls, genset owners and transportation business.