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Fuel dealers seek reimbursement for E20 quality checks
Fuel dealers have asked oil marketing companies to cover the cost of mandatory E20 petrol testing, Livemint reports. The prescribed method mixes 30 ml of water with a 100 ml fuel sample,…
The Story in Brief
Fuel dealers have asked oil marketing companies to cover the cost of mandatory E20 petrol testing, Livemint reports. The prescribed method mixes 30 ml of water with a 100 ml fuel sample, separating the ethanol and making the remaining petrol unsellable. Dealers estimate that a round-the-clock station could lose about 9 litres daily. They want the petroleum ministry to issue a standard operating procedure, approve non-destructive testing equipment and reimburse losses until such tools are available.
Of India’s 100,000 fuel stations, 90,600 are served by state-run oil companies. Dealers also say invoices do not identify the ethanol blend, making independent checks difficult. Livemint reports that queries sent to the ministry, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum received no response. Private-company pumps have reportedly not received the same testing direction.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims on E20 range from guaranteed engine damage to the idea that dealers should simply absorb every testing cost. Neither follows from this dispute. A fuel sample made unsellable by an official test is a measurable business loss, while claims about vehicle harm need vehicle-specific evidence. The fair test is simple: publish one approved method, apply it to every pump and disclose who pays for each sample discarded.
Source: livemint.com
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