IOC Ties Up With Startups To Get Petrol, Diesel Delivered To Your Doorstep

Just like ordering food to be delivered at your doorstep, you can get petrol and diesel sent to your home or office by placing an order over the smartphone.

State-owned fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has tied up with two startups, Delhi-NCR based Pepfuel and Pune-based Repos Energy for fuel delivery through mobile dispensers.

These fuel delivery startups will take orders over their website or app and charge a small fee for their service.

Pepfuels delivers diesel for vehicles, DG sets and manufacturing plants across Delhi-NCR. It has signed an agreement with Indian Oil to provide on-demand location-based fuel delivery services.

Repos serves customers based in Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru, Varanasi and Raigarh. It delivers diesel to consumers placing orders over the Repos app using a fuel delivery vehicle fitted with a mobile dispenser and 6,000-litre fuel tank.

In 2017, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced the commencement of home delivery of diesel and petrol.

Through "Fuel @ Doorstep" service, IOC had initiated the doorstep delivery of fuel service back in 2018 for orders exceeding 200 litres.

Startups, including Bengaluru-based MyPetrolPump, allow minimum orders of 20 litres in many Indian cities. These serve mainly large and small businesses, cab rental companies, apartment and commercial buildings (for diesel requirement to run generators), schools and hospitals.

These firms have IoT-enabled fuel dispensers which are controlled by cloud-based platforms, eliminating the risk of wastage and other concerns.