India's
first and largest legal doorstep fuel delivery service provider, FuelBuddy,
recently launched its services in the North-Eastern part of India. The
expansion is backed by a Rs. 35 crore investment and promises an employment
opportunity for 300 locals.
In
order to streamline its operations across the seven sisters, FuelBuddy has partnered
with Apna Pump to expand its presence across the North-Eastern region as well
as amplify its footprint in the country.
With
this expansion, FuelBuddy will initially cater to 15 cities, 100 pin codes in
North East India where consumers will be able to benefit from the platform’s
24X7 fuel delivery services through an on-demand app. The North East partner
also signed up with FuelBuddy to deploy 100 smart refuellers on road over the
next few months across all 7 North-Eastern states
Neeraj
Gupta, CEO, FuelBuddy states, “With this expansion into the picturesque region
of North East India, we aim to bring doorstep delivery of fuel to all parts of
India. We intend to make energy accessible to even the remotest of regions and
help bring infrastructural strength to these places. The North East India is
brimming with potential and we hope to fortify the growth with our fuel
delivery services that will cover the entire Indian landscape”
Arihant
Jain, Partner, Apna Pump further adds, “By joining hands with FuelBuddy, we are
elated to be a part of a coveted fuel delivery system that will improve fuel
accessibility, especially in the regions of North East India. We are excited to
be a part of this new launch and hope to enhance our services in partnership
with FuelBuddy”.
The
startup has raised Rs. 25.5 crore funding so far and recently acquired
Bangalore based on-demand fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump, a venture owned
by ANB Fuels Pvt. Ltd. and is eyeing geographical expansion aggressively. It is
extensively growing its presence in India with existing operations in 55+
cities including Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune.
As
the first organisation to initiate fuel delivery services in India, FuelBuddy
is among the market leaders and has already delivered more than 150,000 orders
and more than 5 crore litres of fuel. For fuel procurement, FuelBuddy works in
association with the three large oil marketing companies (OMCs), namely, Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, and Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd.