Essar to quicken retail push

NEW DELHI: Indian private retailer Essar Oil will speed up planned expansion of its retail network if the government decides to deregulate fuel prices, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

S. Thangapandian, head of marketing, said Essar plans to increase its retail network to 1,700 by end-March from the current 1,342.

"Speed of planned expansion will be quicker if fuel prices are decontrolled . It (expansion) may happen by January instead of March," he told.