Startups transform diesel purchase in Haryana

Vijay C Roy

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 13

Now, farmers and industry across Haryana can order diesel using a mobile app and the fuel will be delivered at their doorstep. To facilitate the consumers, three startups in the state are delivering fuel through mobile dispensers.

The services were primarily restricted to the NCR region and provided by startups such as FuelBuddy and Pepfuels. Now, another startup ‘Humsafar’ has launched its services across the state for bulk buyers and stationed equipment users.

The startups deliver diesel at the doorstep of consumers such as farmers, housing societies, hotels, hospitals, malls, construction sites, industries, banquets and other bulk buyers for stationary equipment.

According to the startups, the service is fast, safe, easy and ensures hassle-free supply of fuel to the end-users.

“We have formally launched our services today and entered into an agreement with oil companies and petrol pumps locally. We commit fuel delivery within eight working hours,” said Nishit Goyal, Director, Humsafar.

“The idea behind introducing this service is to help entities such as farmers as they need fuel for irrigation pumps and gensets; housing societies, and industries,” he said. The company has extended its services to various cities, including Panipat, Karnal, Sonepat, Hisar, Ambala, Rohtak, Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Rewari and Gurugram.

According to them, there is an immense potential which is still untapped.

“We were the first private company to deliver fuel at the doorstep. We have been operating since May 2018 and servicing industries such as manufacturing, hotels, hospitals, schools, logistics companies, residential complexes among others,” said Adnan Kidwai, co-founder, FuelBuddy. The company also delivers diesel in jerry cans of 20 litres to small consumers.

The startups automated the fuel delivery process using IoT, resulting in transparency for the end-customer. They use technology to ensure accurate quantity, quality fuel, timely delivery and most importantly, safety of everyone.

FuelBuddy plans to expand its reach across the country and wants to be synonymous with last-mile fuel delivery. The company has presence in the Delhi-NCR region and Karnal.

Pepfuels launched its operations in August 2019. “We launched our operation in Haryana, especially in the NCR Region such as Gurugram and Manesar. Currently, we are catering to industrial consumers having bulk requirement,” said Pratik Kathil, co-founder and director, Pepfuels. The company is supplying around 5 lakh litres of fuel per month.

According to the companies, once the order is placed through an app, the delivery vehicles, compliant with Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation standards, bring fuel to the pre-set destination. The 4,000-litre and 6,000-litre capacity delivery trucks come with a mobile fuel dispenser for easy transfer of the diesel.

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