MANGALURU: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is all set to supply BS-VI grade petrol and diesel to consumers in the state by the first week of March 2020, a month ahead of the Supreme Court’s deadline to do so.
MRPL Managing Director M Venkatesh told reporters here on Saturday that the production of BS-grade VI MS (motor-spirit) and HSD (high-speed diesel) commenced on September 28 in their refinery. “We have switched over to the newer grade fuel after flushing out the BS-IV grade fuel in all the 25 tanks in the refinery. The new stocks will be ready for dispatch by the end of October. However, it will take time to reach the consumers as the depots have to flush out the old stock,” he said.
