NOC increases Thankot depot’s petrol storage capacity to 5,300 KL

Kathmandu, July 9

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the petrol storage capacity at its Thankot depot by almost five-folds to 5,300 kilolitres.

In a bid to ensure smooth supply of petrol in Kathmandu Valley, two kerosene reservoirs, each of 2,100 kilolitres capacity, which had remained unused following a drastic fall in consumption of kerosene, have been converted into petrol tanks, informed Sitaram Pokharel, spokesperson for NOC.

NOC supplies fuel for Kathmandu Valley from its Thankot depot.

Prior to this, NOC had capacity to store only 1,100 kilolitres of petrol at its Thankot depot which could cater to the demand of petrol in Kathmandu Valley for just two days. However, Pokharel said that the new storage capacity can cater to the demand of petrol in Valley for 10 days.

As per NOC, the daily demand of petrol in the Valley stands at 450 kilolitres while the Valley demands around 600 kilolitres of diesel every day. The Thankot depot of NOC has a capacity to store 8,400 kilolitres of diesel, which is believed to be able to sustain the Valley’s demand for almost two weeks.

“With the increment in storage capacity of petrol, we can assure now that petrol supply will not be interrupted in the Valley even if supply from Indian Oil Corporation is halted for a day or two due to different technical reasons,” added Spokesperson Pokharel.