New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Indian Oil Corporation Limited's Panipat Refinery has come up with novel solution to address the problem faced by people in the UT of Ladakh of loss of fluidity in Diesel fuel during extreme winter conditions. Using the normal grade of diesel fuel becomes an arduous task for the people in the winter months where temperatures fall to sub zero temperatures of nearly - 30degC.

However, the winter grade diesel produced by Panipat Refinery for the first time has a pour point of - 33oC and does not lose its fluidity function even in the extreme winter weather of the region unlike the normal grade of Diesel which becomes exceedingly difficult to utilize. This winter grade diesel also meets BIS specification of BS-VI grade ...