How Indian Oil Is Turning Fuel Pumps Into Energy Hubs | Govindraj Ethiraj x Arvinder Singh Sahney | India Energy Week 2026 | The Core Report

Indian Oil is turning fuel pumps into energy hubs and it signals a fundamental shift in how India will power mobility and growth. In The Core Report India Energy Week 2026 Special Edition, Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with Arvinder Singh Sahney, Chairman, IOCL about why petrol pumps are becoming multi energy stations with EV charging, CNG, battery swapping, renewables, and future fuels.This episode explores Indian Oil’s rapid expansion across 40,000 plus retail outlets, 20,000 km of pipelines, and record volumes crossing 100 million tonnes. It explains why demand for petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, gas, and petrochemicals continues to grow even as electric vehicles scale up. The discussion also unpacks the real economics of EV charging and why Indian Oil is focused on owning more of the value chain through renewable power, batteries, and critical minerals processing including urban mining from e waste.You will hear how refineries of the future are being reshaped around petrochemicals at hubs like Panipat and Paradip, and what this means for India’s industrial and export ambitions. The conversation looks ahead to India Energy Week 2026, covering green hydrogen for mobility, sustainable aviation fuel India, ethanol blending, flex fuel research, compressed biogas CBG, and R and D efforts to indigenise energy technologies.If you track India economy, business news, energy transition, oil and gas, electric vehicles, and clean energy, this conversation offers a grounded view of what is changing and why it matters now.Listen till the end to understand how India’s largest oil company is preparing for a future where energy security, sustainability, and scale must move together.#IndiaEnergyWeek2026 #EnergyTransition #IndianOil #FutureOfEnergy #EVIndia #TheCoreReport #TheCoreRegister for India Energy Week 2026: https://www.indiaenergyweek.com/forms/register-as-a-delegate