Oil Marketing Companies offers to set up 20,000 Electric Vehicle charging stations
Last month the government eased norms for installing EV charging stations and instructed state governments to promote setting up of EV charging infrastructure.
Last month the government eased norms for installing EV charging stations and instructed state governments to promote setting up of EV charging infrastructure.
Across the country as well, the price of the fuel largely remained unchanged on Monday but the retail rates varied depending on the level of local taxes.
Accordingly, petrol and diesel prices remained static for the 14th consecutive day on Thursday under the daily price revision mechanism followed by oil marketing companies.
Under the pricing formula adopted by oil companies, rates of petrol and diesel are to be reviewed and revised on a daily basis.
Prices of both auto fuels reduced only once in April by 16 and 14 paisa per litre, respectively. Diesel prices were also reduced by 16 paisa per litre in Delhi on July 12.
In the national capital, petrol price on Sunday stood at Rs 80.43 per litre and diesel at Rs 80.53 a litre, same levels as the last four days when OMCs went for a pause and kept the prices unchanged.
While the nation is under lockdown to fight the COVID-19 crisis, a scheme to provide relief to PMUY beneficiaries has been implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana in association with Indian Oil and other oil marketing companies, the government said.
The airports where fuel supply was stopped by state-owned OMCs are Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, Ranchi, Pune and Patna,
Transport fuel rates were hiked sharply on Sunday as global crude oil rates continued to climb handsomely following the implementation of output cuts by global oil producers from 1 January.
Fuel has become cheaper by Rs Four in the city. An official spokesperson said Rs 1.50 cut in the VAT will be effective from midnight.
