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Petrol blended with 20% ethanol from April 1, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Says India will contribute 25% to global ethanol demand by 2040

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India is on track to contribute 25 percent of global ethanol demand by 2040

Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
The phased roll-out of E20 (20 per cent ethanol blending in gasoline) will begin on April 1, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. The fuel will be available at select outlets and will not require changes to car engines, officials told Business Standard.

The proposed roll-out will give further impetus to the government’s plans of achieving the level of 20 per cent ethanol blending in the overall petrol supply in the country by ethanol supply year (ESY) 2025-2026. The deadline for achieving this had been brought forward from 2030 as the supply of raw ethanol has grown at a