Ethanol Price Hike

The government increases ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53% in 2013-14 to 10.17 per cent in 2022 and advanced its target to achieve 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol from 2030 to 2025-26

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

The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here

In the current season 2017-18, the total production of molasses stood at over 5.32 million tonnes