An advisory panel under the Indian Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas recommended that diesel-powered four-wheelers be banned by 2027 and be replaced by electric and gas-fuelled vehicles in cities with more than a million people and polluted towns.
These recommendations were published in a report titled The Green Shift posted on the oil ministry’s website. The report has been compiled by the Energy Transition Advisory Committee (ETAC), formed under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG) to draw an energy transition pathway for Oil & Gas Public Sector Undertakings in the country. The report focuses on increasing the adoption of clean energy solutions such as hydrogen, biofuel, nuclear, geothermal, and tidal in the energy mix of the country.
The committee also suggested that no diesel buses for city transport should be added after 2024, and by 2030, only electric city buses should be added.
The panel further proposed that incentives be extended to boost electric vehicle use in the country and that new registrations of only electric-powered city delivery vehicles should be allowed from 2024. The report does not indicate if the petroleum ministry will seek cabinet approval to implement the recommendations of the Energy Transition Advisory Committee.
