Repos ties up with Mahindra for fuel’s doorstep delivery
MUMBAI: Doorstep fuel delivery has reached Nagpur. Ratan Tata-backed energy distribution startup Repos Energy has partnered with Mahindra & Mahindra Limited to deliver the fuel through the automaker’s Furio trucks, it said on Wednesday. The Pune-based firm Repos is present across more than 220 cities through its over 1,500 partners and more than 2,500 mobile petrol pumps.
The doorstep fuel delivery model has grown rapidly across the country and scaled up even faster in the post- covid era, because of many factors, such as structural constraints of the existing distribution model, changing buying behaviour of consumers and technological disruptions, said the release.
The Nagpur-based startup Navankur Infranergy has recently launched a mobile fuel station for doorstep diesel delivery across the city. The mobile station, built on a Mahindra Furio 11 truck, with a double dispensing Alpha mobile pump, has been supplied by Repos Energy, said the release.
Repos Energy has tied up with Mahindra to cater to doorstep fuel delivery demand through their Furio trucks, said the release. “Mahindra’s light and intermediate commercial vehicles come with their inherent advantages to make it a perfect fit for fuel bowser operation and ensure profitability,” said Jalaj Gupta, business head, commercial vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. A major proportion of the diesel goes to fuelling industries, where it is often required in bulk. These industries resort to procuring diesel from fuel pumps using improper receptacles like barrels and bowsers, which cause great losses in the form of spillage, pilferage, dead mileage, and manpower costs, he said.
”Combining with the expertise of Repos Energy in fuel bowser business solution, we are introducing a compelling product to cater to the emerging need of industries,” Gupta said.
Doorstep diesel delivery in India has eased the way fuel is being delivered in the country, according to Chetan Walunj, co-founder of Repos Energy. ” Bringing diesel on wheels through mobile petrol pumps has been one of our major accomplishments,” Waluj said.
”The fuel bowser will serve Nagpur to meet the demand for diesel by various end-users and industries at their doorstep,” said Nachiketa Pande, director, Navankur Infranergy.