By a staff reporter:
Following are the highlights of comments made by Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd's management in an interaction with the media:
* Petrochemicals, gas, electric mobility among focus areas
* Plan to invest 300 bln rupees in petrochemicals segment in 5 years
* Plan to invest 200 bln rupees in gas segment in 5 years
* Renewables, biofuels also among focus areas going forward
* Plan to invest 50 bln rupees in renewables over 5 years
* Plan to invest 70 bln rupees in biofuels segment over 5 years
* Planned 1-trln-rupee investment at group level over 5 years
* Petrol demand in September 8-9% higher than September 2019
* Diesel demand in September 6-7% lower than September 2019
* Preference for personal mobility led to petrol demand recovery
* Diesel demand weak on lack of preference for public mobility
* Await SEBI response on company's stake in Indraprastha Gas, Petronet