Page 5 - Ethanol Blending

Ethanol plants to generate green jobs, raise farmer income: PM Modi

India's ethanol blending in petrol has increased to 10.16 per cent in 2022

Rs 50,000 cr forex saved by blending ethanol with petrol in 7-8 years: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country saved Rs 50,000 crore in foreign exchange by blending ethanol with petrol in the last seven-eight years.

India expands biofuel tax benefits for ethanol and vegetable oils

India has expanded the excise duty exemption for biofuels to encourage the blending of higher proportions of ethanol and components of vegetable oil with gasoline and diesel, a government order said.

Explained: Why India's 2025 ethanol blending target may not be a good idea

India's target to have 20% ethanol blended in petrol will have to bring more land under cultivation of raw material, and that may affect food security. Yet, emissions will not reduce drastically

Govt extends timeline for loan disbursement for ethanol projects till Sept

Under the schemes, the timeline for disbursement of loan for ethanol projects is up to March/April, 2022

India on course to blend minimum 10% ethanol in 2021-22: Trade sources

Blending crossed 8.93% on Feb 16; trade sources say to achieve the 10% mark, 4.37 bn litres of ethanol are required of which 4.20 bn litres have already been offered via tenders and finalised by OMC

Tax on unblended fuels may add to uncertainties in ethanol blending policy

Will a mug of ethanol mixed with petrol count as blended, will 5 per cent constitute a blend, or will the government publish a rule book?

Ethanol blending likely to reach 11% in 2020-21 season, says ISMA

This will be a big jump from 8.1 per cent blending seen in last season

9% ethanol blending in petrol achieved; 20% target by 2025: Hardeep Puri

India has achieved 9 per cent ethanol blending in petrol and is confident of meeting the 20 per cent target by 2025, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

What is at stake for the US biofuel blending law in 2022 and beyond

The program was designed to mandate certain volumes of renewable fuels to replace or reduce petroleum-based fuels

India achieves highest-ever ethanol blend of 8.1% with petrol in 2020-21

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

Govt's plans for 20% ethanol blending will cut sugar subsidy: Oil secretary

India's plans to blend 20% ethanol with petrol from April 2023 will help cut sugar export subsidies, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor told reporters on Thursday

Cabinet okays Rs 1.47 a litre ethanol price hike for blending in petrol

The price hike was approved for 2021-22 marketing year starting December as part of the government's target to achieve 20 per cent doping by 2025

Ethanol blending with petrol seen at 8.3% in 2020-21 across states, UTs

Ethanol blending with petrol has been achieved in all the states and UTs, and is likely to touch around 8.3 per cent in the 2020-21 marketing year ending November, according to a senior official of state-owned HPCL. Ethanol blending with petrol stood at 5 per cent in 2019-20. Addressing a webinar organised by Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), HPCL ED C Sridhar Goud highlighted that blending is expected to jump to around 8.2-8.3 per cent in current ethanol supply year (December to November), from an average ethanol blending of 5 per cent in the last two years. He highlighted that the Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) has reached the entire country. "Sikkim was the last state. Four days ago, we reached Sikkim as well. Ethanol blending is taking place in all states," Goud said. "Achieved Ethanol blending in all the States & UTs in current ESY 20-21," he said in the presentation. Goud expressed confidence that the blending level of 10 per cent would be achieved in the 2021-22 ...

Ethanol-petrol blending may push liquor prices up: Radico Khaitan

Prices of Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) may face some headwinds as the government pushes towards its target of blending of 10 per cent fuel-grade ethanol with petrol by 2022, said Radico Khaitan

Sugar season 2020-21 to end with lower stocks, Rs 7,000 cr unpaid dues

The record drop in stocks has largely been due to bumper exports of seven million tones and diversion of 2.1 million tones of sugar towards ethanol

Use of FCI rice for ethanol making only an interim measure: Centre

Will achieve 8-8.5 per cent blending with petrol this year, says food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey

Sugar stocks extend rally; Balrampur, Triveni, EID Parry hit record highs

Triveni Engineering hit a record high of Rs 198 as the scrip rallied 18 per cent today, taking its gains to 31 per cent in the past two trading days

India advances 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to 2025: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol has been advanced by 5 years to 2025 to cut pollution and reduce import dependence

Centre, NITI Aayog working on devising long-term solution for sugar sector

The solution to the sugar Industry problem lies in any or a combo of a price stabilisation fund, the Gujarat model of payment of cane dues and increased focus on ethanol blending