BPCL sponsors the 16th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA event in India
Indore/Mumbai, February 15, 2023: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ & a Fortune Global 500 Company, today announced its sponsorship for the 16th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA 2023 event to be held from 15th Feb to 18th Feb, 2023 at Natrix, Madhya Pradesh.
BAJA SAE is a competition organized globally by the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA simulating real world engineering design projects and its related challenges for the undergraduate engineering students. Over 15 editions, the competition has engaged thousands of students and professionals from the engineering community.
The 16th edition with its strategies revamped, redefines the definition of competitive motorsports.
This year as well BAJA SAEINDIA will be conducting the event in two categories mBAJA for Motorist vehicle in Peethampur and EBaja for electric Charging vehicle in Punjab. Both the events, are expected to witness a total participation from 195 teams and over 6000 budding engineers from colleges across India with 20% of participation coming in from women engineers.
The objective of the competition is to provide students with a challenging project that involves designing, planning and manufacturing tasks while introducing a new product to the consumer market. In a series of events, teams will construct and validate single seater and four-wheeled off-road vehicles. The vehicles will not only be tested for their ability to endure back-breaking durability, undertand the sound engineering principles that went into it, and agility in terms of gradeability, acceleration, and manoeuvrability, but also for their capacity to raise funds for their project and manage their academic priorities.
Since inception, BPCL has been a major partner in organizing BAJA SAEINDIA to promote BPCL’s premium fuel “Speed”. Speed is a premium fuel that keeps vehicle’s engine clean which in turn maximizes its power and makes the journey truly comfortable. Speed also remarkably lowers vehicular emissions, ensuring reliable engine performance and a smoother drive.
Commenting on the event, BPCL spokesperson said, “We are glad to be associated with this remarkable event that provides us an opportunity to interact with the budding Engineers of India. Through our efforts we look forward to motivate and encourage young talent that will shapre the future of our country. “
About Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL):
Fortune Global 500 Company, Bharat Petroleum is the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in India, engaged in refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, with a significant presence in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company attained the coveted Maharatna status, joining the elite club of companies having greater operational & financial autonomy.
Bharat Petroleum’s Refineries at Mumbai & Kochi and Bina at Madhya Pradesh have a combined refining capacity of around 35.3 MMTPA. Its marketing infrastructure includes a network of installations, depots, energy stations, aviation service stations and LPG distributors. Its distribution network comprises over 20,000 Energy Stations, over 6,200 LPG distributorships, 733 Lubes distributorships, and 123 POL storage locations, 54 LPG Bottling Plants, 60 Aviation Service Stations, 4 Lube blending plants and 4 cross-country pipelines.
Bharat Petroleum is integrating its strategy, investments, environmental and social ambitions to move towards a sustainable planet. The company has chalked out the plan to offer electric vehicle charging stations at around 7000 energy stations over next 5 years.
With a focus on sustainable solutions, the company is developing a vibrant ecosystem and a road-map to become a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040, in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Bharat Petroleum has been partnering communities by supporting innumerable initiatives connected primarily in the areas of education, water conservation, skill development, health, community development, capacity building and employee volunteering. With ‘Energising Lives’ as its core purpose, Bharat Petroleum’s vision is to be the most admired global energy company leveraging talent, innovation & technology.
