The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on Saturday said that the mixing of bio-diesel does not adversely affect the performance of bus engines and ruled out scope of fuel adulteration.
In a media release, the TSRTC said that the daily bio-diesel usage in the Greater Hyderabad Zone is 23,596 litres and that ₹4 is saved per litre on high speed diesel (HSD) oil upon using bio-diesel. As many as 19 bus depots have been covered under the bio-diesel blending programme.
The Corporation maintained that it has been procuring pure bio-diesel from companies and that no complaints have been registered thus far. While 10% bio-diesel was blended with HSD oil in the past, the ratio has now been increased to 20% to reduce pollution and also to tackle increasing prices of diesel.