ISLAMABAD – The government is mulling over introducing special low-gradepetrol for motorbikes to enable the obsolete refineries to resumeoperations and offer an economical option to bike owners.
According to the sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed hisspecial assistant on petroleum Nadeem Babar to review the proposal tointroduce 80-82RON petrol for two-wheelers.
Reportedly, this proposal has been put forth by Abdullah Malik, an officialof Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
Pakistan had given up low-grade 82RON three decades ago. In fact, it hadswitched over from 87RON petrol to 92RON around two years ago, up to parwith the international fuel standards. Research Octane Number (RON)represents the quality of fuel. Usually, fuel with higher RON is expectedto be cleaner and of better quality.——————————
Read Top Stories
According to a petroleum official, oil marketing companies are against theidea of a low-grade fuel, as they will have to invest in additional nozzlesat all retail outlets along with keeping separate storage tanks across thecountry to maintain the supply chain.
The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum is scheduled to take up thematter today.
