Mumbai: Taking a step towards sustainable development, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has launched 35-seater electric buses in Mumbai. The initiative aligns with India’s Net Zero 2070 goal and ONGC’s commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2038. At the launch ceremony, the company flagged off two buses with a 300 km range for eco-friendly staff commutes between Panvel and Bandra.
According to ONGC, each bus will prevent around 23 Metric Tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. ONGC Chairman Arun Kumar Singh inaugurated the initiative along with Director (T&FS) Om Prakash Singh and Director (Production) Pankaj Kumar. Earlier the company had also launched 70 electric vehicles.
ONGC is a Maharatna Public Sector Enterprise of the Government of India. It is the biggest producer of natural gas and crude oil in the nation, accounting for over 71% of domestic output. Downstream businesses like IOC, BPCL, HPCL, and MRPL use crude oil as a raw material to make petroleum products like diesel, kerosene, naphtha, cooking gas LPG, and gasoline. Being a company with in-house service capabilities in all aspects of oil and gas exploration, production, and allied oil-field services gives ONGC a distinct advantage. This public sector company, which won the Best Employer award, employs almost 26,000 expert workers.
