Three days after the Union government notified bio-CNG and hydrogen-CNG (HCNG) as automotive fuels, Coal India also announced today that it has issued a tender for coal-to-methanol projects. These newer fuels are not only diversifying the automotive fuel basket for India but can help in emission reduction to some extent.
The ministry of road transport and highways on September 25 issued a gazette notification laying down quality specifications and allowing use of both bio-CNG and hydrogen blended in CNG up to 18 per cent in motor vehicles. The notification though delayed followed a November 2018 Supreme Court directive in the