(a) Whether the Government have cleared the use of indigenous high speed diesel (HSD) for power generation;
(b) the advantages of use of HSD for power generation;
(c) the applications that are pending for allotment of HSD for power generation;
(d) whether the demand of diesel is likely to increase as a result thereof; and
(e) if so, the estimated annual demand of diesel has been increased?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) to (e) :- With the commissioning of additional refining capacity in the country during the year 1999-2000, country has become self sufficient to meet the demand of diesel. It has, therefore, been decided to permit the use of diesel as fuel for power generation. Additional demand of diesel for this purpose has not yet been finalised.