Ethanol Rate

Ethanol blending in petrol hiked from 1.5% to 10% since 2013-14: Govt

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

Cabinet approves higher ethanol procurement price by OMCs for blending

The government has been implementing EBP, where OMCs sell petrol blended with ethanol up to 10 per cent

Uttar Pradesh crosses Rs 12,000 crore mark in the ethanol economy

UP govt is trying to integrate the sugarcane crop with lucrative ethanol value chain in order to provide fair prices to the farmers and protect the sector from the cyclical nature of the sugar market

Govt's ethanol blending programme faces supply and pricing problem

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

Chhattisgarh's first ethanol plant to come up in Kabirdham district

The establishment of an ethanol plant will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region and boost economic prosperity in the region.

Ethanol blending with petrol up 10-fold in eight years, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that ethanol blending with petrol, which was 40 crore litres before 2014, has now gone up to 400 crore litres now. The blending of ethanol with petrol has also increased the income of farmers, he said addressing a large gathering after inaugurating various projects of the Sabar Dairy near Himmatnagar town in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat. The Sabar Dairy is a part of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which makes and markets a whole range of dairy and milk products under the Amul brand. Modi said sustained efforts by his government, since it came to power in 2014, to increase the income of farmers during the last eight years are now showing results. The government's decision to mix ethanol with petrol has helped farmers increase their income as ethanol is derived from farm produce like sugarcane and maize, he said. "Today, the ratio of ethanol blending with petrol is over 10 per cent. Ethanol comes from

India's fuel ethanol consumption to rise to meet E20 target: Fitch

Fitch Solutions said on that India's ethanol consumption will increase over the next few years, driven primarily by the government's desire to support the sugar sector by boosting ethanol production

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

Need sugar-ethanol price parity to achieve 10% blending, say experts

Lack of ethanol production capacity is the main hurdle in achieving the target. Brazil, the world's leading sugar producer, is a pioneer in ethanol blending with petrol and achieved more than 25%

Govt increases procurement price of ethanol produced from all sources

According to the new rules, the price of ethanol derived from C heavy molasses has been increased from Rs 43.46 a litre to Rs 43.75 per litre

Govt hikes ethanol procurement price for fuel blending starting December

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

Cabinet okays new procurement mechanism for crops, hikes ethanol rates

Farm groups say nothing new in the announcements and all schemes are existing