India Bars Industrial, Commercial Fuel Buyers From Retail Pumps for 90 Days
Industrial and commercial users must switch to bulk supply channels as the government seeks to curb abnormal fuel sales and local shortages.
- On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued an order restricting industrial and commercial consumers from purchasing petrol and diesel at retail outlets to arrest an "abnormal increase" in sales.
- Industrial consumers shifted to retail pumps after state-owned oil companies moderated retail rates following the West Asia crisis in late February, creating a pricing gap that fueled abnormal demand.
- Government data from May 27 showed bulk diesel sales declined approximately 29% as users migrated to retail outlets. The order limits daily High Speed Diesel dispensing to 200 litres for up to 90 days.
- Mandating that industrial and commercial consumers use designated bulk supply channels, the government aims to prevent "creating the potential for localised shortages and disruption of essential services to common man."
- The government attributed the intervention to the "current prevailing geopolitical situation affecting certain regions of the world" impacting petroleum supply chains, with fuel stocks assured sufficient for 90 days.
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Govt bars industrial, commercial users from buying diesel at retail pumps to protect consumer supplies
The Centre has barred industrial, commercial and institutional consumers from purchasing diesel from retail fuel stations, seeking to protect supplies meant for ordinary consumers amid an abnormal surge in diesel sales at petrol pumps due to diversion from bulk channels.
India bars bulk users from buying petrol, diesel at retail pumps for 90 days
India has barred industrial, commercial and institutional consumers from buying petrol and diesel at retail fuel stations for up to 90 days, directing them to bulk-sale channels amid a widening retail-bulk price gap and concerns over abnormal fuel demand in some regions
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