# How do we report diesel for our DG set in BRSR?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/brsr-dg-set-diesel-energy-and-scope-1

Count the diesel twice in different places, but the electricity never. Diesel goes into total energy from non-renewable sources, in gigajoules, and into Scope 1 emissions at about 2.68 kg CO2 per litre. The units the DG set produces are not added again as electricity, or both energy and emissions are double counted.

## Energy

Litres times density times net calorific value gives gigajoules. Report it under fuel from non-renewable sources, not under electricity.

## Emissions

Litres times the diesel factor gives Scope 1. Include diesel for forklifts and company vehicles too, but keep hired transport out.

## Evidence

- Diesel invoices or the tank issue register.
- DG run hours and meter readings, to sense-check litres per unit generated.
- The factor and calorific value used, with their source.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel invoices, gas bills and delivery documents into dated, fingerprinted records, so each tonne of CO2 traces back to the document behind it.

- [DG diesel and DG units double counting](https://senseible.earth/answers/dg-diesel-and-dg-units-double-counting)
- [BRSR energy intensity](https://senseible.earth/answers/brsr-energy-intensity-calculation)
- [Estimate DG diesel from run hours](https://senseible.earth/answers/estimate-dg-diesel-from-run-hours)

Sources: [SEBI, BRSR Core framework (July 2023)](https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/jul-2023/1689087475880.pdf), [SEBI](https://www.sebi.gov.in), [IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Volume 2 Energy](https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol2.html)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.