Nepal asked to take 1KT fuel of grant by Nov 25

Kathmandu Oct 26, 2015- The Chinese government has asked Nepal to take delivery of 1,000 tonnes of petrol it has pledged in grant by November 25, the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Sunday.

 

Amid public doubt over the possibility of fuel imports from China through the damaged Kerung-Rasuwagadhi border point, NOC spokesperson Deepak Baral said it is “technically feasible” to transport fuel using tankers with a capacity to carry 12,000 litres. The fuel tankers range in capacity from 12,000 to 20,000 litres. “We will be importing the subsidised petrol soon. We have been discussing with tanker owners to import fuel from China,” he said. Chinese tankers would transport the fuel up to the Kerung-Rasuwagadhi border from where Nepali tankers would carry it to the Capital, Baral said. The fuel imported from China would be available in the domestic market at the prevailing price.

 

However, the NOC has been discussing the modality and the means of transport to import the bulk amount of fuel after a commercial agreement is signed with China. Source: TKP