Sees promise in Assam's methanol economy; has asked state's CM to explore possibility of converting normal to methanol trucks
'Ethanol industry showed confidence to supply sufficient ethanol to meet the targets'
But sugar firms say proposed investments in ethanol blending programme could suffer as OMCs have been creating hurdles lately, preferring maize over sugarcane and rice as feedstock
"In the upcoming Parliament session, I am announcing a policy of blending 15 per cent methanol in petrol," Gadkari said.