Hindustan Petroleum to set up 22 petrol pumps in Bhutan

VISAKHAPATNAM: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has tied up with the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited to set up 22 petrol pumps in Bhutan. As part of this move, eight local youths from Bhutan were imparted a two-week training in handling petrol pumps in the first phase at the HPCL-run skill development institute here.

The corporation will also help Bhutan upgrade the existing petrol pumps, which are being used for the past 30 to 35 years. Though Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) are operating petrol pumps overseas, the HPCL for the first time is setting up a petrol pump abroad. The HPCL has plans to set up petrol pumps in six more countries in near future. The first petrol pump in Thimpu will be ready for inauguration in a couple of months.