CPCL looking to be a part of the renewable energy growth journey: H. Shankar

The Managing Director of the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) H. Shankar on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) said the company was looking at how it could be a part of the growth journey in renewable energy. “CBG (compressed bio-gas) is fuel that can be a good form of energy we can invest in. With SAF (sustainable aviation fuel), we can be a part of sustainability in aviation fuel,” Mr. Shankar said at a fireside chat during the CPCL- The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2026 with The Hindu ’s senior deputy editor N. Ravikumar.

This past August has been a very important milestone in the automobile sector, with more renewable, hybrid EV (electric vehicles) and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles registered than vehicles using hydrocarbon derivatives as fuel, Mr. Shankar said.