Page 3 - Ethanol Production

India targeting 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by 2023-24: Piyush Goyal

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.

India to allow ethanol-based 'flex engines' in vehicles: Gadkari

Govt will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months: Gadkari

Ethanol blending: India's Rs 50,000 cr bet to cut dependence on foreign oil

About 10 billion liters of ethanol will be required each year to meet the 20% ethanol-blended fuel standard by 2025, India's Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor

Exports, ethanol boost to increase sugar mill margins up to 100 bps: Report

This comes amid high exports for the second consecutive season and increased supplies of ethanol for blending with petrol: report

Govt brings forward by two years 20% ethanol blend to gasoline

The government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20% of ethanol (E20)

At 7.2%, India blends record ethanol with petrol in first 4 months

So far, the best ever ethanol blend with petrol has been around 5.2 per cent at all-India level.

India has advanced the target for increasing ethanol blending levels: PM

The PM also talked about the growing share of non-fossil sources in India's installed capacity of electricity, rising to 38 per cent

Govt notifies modified scheme on ethanol production to assist distilleries

The government on Thursday notified a "modified" scheme to provide financial assistance to distilleries producing first-generation ethanol from feedstocks, including cereals.

Ethanol from grains could push blending plan, though ethical issues remain

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

Good on paper

Making ethanol from food products can increase stress

Govt extends soft-loans for ethanol to non-sugarcane-based distilleries

Move will cost govt Rs 4,573 cr, is a step forward in broader plan to achieve 20 per cent blending with petrol by 2030

Amit Shah hails Cabinet decisions on Akash, industrial corridor, ethanol

In a series of tweets, Shah also said approval of the proposals for industrial corridors worth Rs 7,725 crore will generate more than 2.8 lakh jobs

Union cabinet approves interest subvention for ethanol distilleries

The union cabinet approved an interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore for new distilleries producing ethanol

Chhattisgarh signs MoU to set up India's 1st ethanol plant under PPP model

Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country's first ethanol plant to be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model

Centre's ethanol push prompts sugar mills to increase production

The Centre has floated tenders seeking supply of 350 crore litres of ethanol to be blended with vehicle fuel.

Govt hikes ethanol procurement price by Rs 1.95, nudges mills to blending

For the 2019-20 sugar season, government had fixed a target of producing 2.60 billion litres of ethanol.

Govt may extend soft loans to grain-based units to spur ethanol output

Under the scheme, the government has extended twice the interest subvention that comes up to Rs 4,600 crore for a loan amount of Rs 22,000 crore

MRPL plans 2G ethanol plant in Karnataka to boost energy security

Apart from the reduction of imports, the 2G ethanol usage in petrol helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also provides additional income to farmers.

Convert sugar factories into bio-energy hubs, says Food Secretary

He also said there is a greater need for developing flexi sugar factories producing sugar and ethanol as per relative economics and market demand

Sugar mills eye molasses export, higher ethanol for blending in glut season

Factories seek to improve cash flows; Maharashtra allows export of molasses