Ethanol Blending Programme

These projects are expected to add to the additional capacity of about 35 crore litres

'Ethanol industry showed confidence to supply sufficient ethanol to meet the targets'

The government's ambitious aim to double the blending target could face challenges from two of the three sources: Grain-based and biomass-based

Prime Minister Modi was speaking at a programme on 'Save Soil Movement' at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved advancing the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol by 5 years to 2025-26 as well as allowing more feedstocks for the production of biofuels

The government on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for blending in petrol by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for 2021-22 marketing year starting December

Less than 15% of total ethanol supply in the market is currently from grain-based distilleries

It is likely to decline as more sugarcane will be diverted for ethanol making, a senior government official said on Monday.

Prices of Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) may face some headwinds as the government pushes towards its target of blending of 10 per cent fuel-grade ethanol with petrol by 2022, said Radico Khaitan

India has set a target of 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by 2023-24 and the ultimate goal is to have 100 per cent ethanol-run vehicles, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyuh Goyal said on Friday.

Move criticised for ignoring large-scale hunger and impeding initiatives to save ground water, though it could also help solve the problem of surplus grain lying with FCI

The present biofuel policy is invitation to ecological disaster

The gap is expected to be met by non-sugarcane sources like wheat and corn

The state, along with Maharashtra, clocks 9-10% of blending due to higher cane availability

The country is also targetting 5 per cent biofuel blending by 2030, as part of the National Policy on Biofuels