The nation’s gas demand picked up in July as easing of pandemic-related restrictions accelerated financial exercise, serving to petrol consumption attain pre-Covid ranges, preliminary gross sales information confirmed on Sunday.
State-owned gas retailers offered 2.37 million tonnes of petrol in July, up 17 per cent from the 12 months ancient times. It was 3.56 per cent larger than pre-Covid petrol gross sales of two.39 million tonnes in July 2019.
Sales of diesel — essentially the most used gas within the nation — rose 12.36 per cent to five.45 million tonnes over the earlier 12 months, however was down 10.9 per cent from July 2019.
This is the second straight month that confirmed an increase in consumption since March.
Fuel demand had recovered to near-normal ranges in March earlier than the onset of the second wave of Covid infections led to the re-imposition of lockdowns in several states, stalling mobility and muting financial exercise.
Consumption in May slumped to its lowest since August final 12 months amid lockdowns and restrictions in a number of states.
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