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E20 petrol quality fine, nationwide tests show, say OMCs
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) said on Friday that extensive nationwide testing of E20 petrol has found fuel quality well within prescribed limits, following reports of moisture and chloride contamination. A petroleum ministry…
The Story in Brief
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) said on Friday that extensive nationwide testing of E20 petrol has found fuel quality well within prescribed limits, following reports of moisture and chloride contamination. A petroleum ministry press note said there is no evidence of widespread fuel contamination and no cause for alarm.
Over 1,000 samples were tested at retail outlets. Of 160 reports analysed, chloride levels ranged from 0 to 3 ppm, contradicting claims of contamination running into hundreds of ppm. Only four isolated cases of elevated chloride were found; supplies from those outlets were suspended and corrective action taken. OMCs said underground tanks at nearly 90,000 outlets are being inspected up to eight times daily for water ingress, with none detected so far.
The Indian Opinion
Reports of E20 petrol contamination triggered alarm among vehicle owners, but the OMCs’ data shows only four suspect outlets among thousands tested. The lazy narrative of a fuel-quality crisis across India does not stand up. Still, the government must publish the location of those four outlets and the root-cause reports. Without transparency, every future engine sputter will be blamed on E20, whether real or imagined. Why did it take media reports for such large-scale testing to begin? That is the question consumers are left with.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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