New Delhi: BS-VI grade petrol and diesel, billed as "ultra-clean" fuel, will be supplied in Delhi from today, state-run oil companies said today, in a move that could help the capital city lower its alarming levels of air pollution. The fuel, which could help even current generation vehicles cut particulate emissions by 10 to 20 per cent, will not cost more for people to buy, they said.
Delhi will be the first city in the country to leapfrog from BS-IV or Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel to BS-VI or Euro-VI. Cities in the national capital region like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad as well as 13 major cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune will switch over to cleaner BS-VI grade fuel from January 1 next year. Rest of the country will follow suit from April 2020.
While the oil companies have invested heavily to produce cleaner fuel, the consumers are not being passed on any of the cost for the time being, he said.
He said a mechanism of recovering the cost when the whole country shifts to BS-VI grade fuel would be worked out.
Mr Gopal said the cleaner Euro-VI fuel and lesser grade cars and two-wheelers, which are presently available in the country, would result in 10-20 per cent reduction in particulate emission but for complete benefits, the vehicles too need to have Euro-VI engines.
Delhi will be the first city in the country to leapfrog from BS-IV or Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel to BS-VI or Euro-VI. Cities in the national capital region like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad as well as 13 major cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune will switch over to cleaner BS-VI grade fuel from January 1 next year. Rest of the country will follow suit from April 2020.
While the oil companies have invested heavily to produce cleaner fuel, the consumers are not being passed on any of the cost for the time being, he said.
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He said a mechanism of recovering the cost when the whole country shifts to BS-VI grade fuel would be worked out.
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Mr Gopal said the cleaner Euro-VI fuel and lesser grade cars and two-wheelers, which are presently available in the country, would result in 10-20 per cent reduction in particulate emission but for complete benefits, the vehicles too need to have Euro-VI engines.
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