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petrol diesel rate increase very small rise in fuel price revision indian oil chief says company working round the clock to ensure full capacity availability
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AI insight
AI-generatedIOCL, India's largest refiner, raised petrol/diesel prices by Rs 3/litre, passing through global crude cost increases. Refineries run at >100% capacity to avert shortages, indicating tight domestic supply. IOCL also promotes hydrogen buses, signaling diversification into alternative energy. The price hike directly impacts Indian consumers and inflation, while the hydrogen initiative is a small-scale pilot with no immediate commercial scale.
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- IOCL increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre across India.
- Petrol in Delhi rose from Rs 94.77 to Rs 97.77; diesel from Rs 87.67 to Rs 90.67.
- IOCL refineries operating at over 100% capacity to prevent shortages.
- IOCL provided two hydrogen-powered buses to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
- Green hydrogen produced at IOCL's R&D center in Faridabad.
Sustained high capacity utilization may cap further price hikes; demand elasticity could limit volume growth.
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