The consumption of diesel and petrol in the country was higher during September 2025 on an annual basis as festival season stocking, further boosted by GST rate cuts, lifted demand for the key auto fuels even as the month witnessed heavy monsoon rains.

According to the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), India’s diesel consumption rose by 2.9 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and 6.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to around 6.77 million tonnes (mt) on a provisional basis.

The consumption of petrol rose by roughly 7.5 per cent y-o-y to 3.39 mt last month. However, the usage fell by a little over 4 per cent on a monthly basis.

Since March this year, India’s consumption of diesel, petrol and jet fuel has been near record levels, with May hitting an all time high record. However, usage

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