New Delhi, April 10 -- Jio-bp has capped diesel sales at 50 litres per customer per day at its petrol pumps amid the West Asia war, four people aware of the matter, including dealers, said.

The move to cap diesel sales will impact supplies to transporters, including fleet operators running long-haul trucks and buses. Jio-bp, a joint venture between Reliance Industries and UK-based bp, has about 2,000 retail pumps across the country. Effective 1 April, the company has, for the first time, imposed a monthly fuel procurement quota on pumps, the people cited above said, requesting anonymity.

A similar cap has been imposed on petrol sales. However, since customers typically buy petrol in smaller quantities, the limit has not impacted sales, ...