Page 7 - Ethanol Production

Why India's policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted

The ambitious policy to promote ethanol-blended petrol is politically popular but will be bad for India's food and water security

Oil marketing companies favouring grain-based ethanol: Sugar mills

Move to curb ethanol's over-dependence on sugarcane, say OMCs

Global sugar supply may decline as India boosts ethanol production

The world's sugar supply balance is expected to deteriorate in the 2021/22 season that started in October due to higher use of sugarcane to ethanol production in India

Farmers should turn to ethanol production for more profit: Gadkari

Gadkari said farmers should turn to ethanol production instead of growing conventional crops, as this will improve profitability and provide green fuel to the country

Sharad Pawar urges sugar mills to diversify, modernise manufacturing plants

Former Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday asked sugar mills to diversify into other products like ethanol and CNG to deal with surplus production of sweetener

Cabinet raises ethanol procurement prices effective December 1

Reimburses Rs 17,409 cr to Cotton Corp; cotton procurement may not be needed, says secy

Ethanol blending on track but grain-based distillation could be a challenge

Less than 15% of total ethanol supply in the market is currently from grain-based distilleries

'Poor will be affected': India's ethanol plan sparks food security fears

Government argues that a new ethanol goal will help save billions of rupees by cutting crude imports, reduce carbon emissions and boost farmers' incomes.

Govt announces incentive for mills diverting sugar for ethanol production

The government on Friday said it will allocate a quantity of sugar that is sacrificed for ethanol production for monthly domestic sale along with the regular quota from this month onwards

Nearly 17 mn tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making

Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said the government is encouraging ethanol production not only from molasses but also from foodgrains like maize and rice to achieve the blending targets

India's sugar production may decline to 30.5 million tonne next season

It is likely to decline as more sugarcane will be diverted for ethanol making, a senior government official said on Monday.

India wants ethanol to fuel its cars, but food inflation is a major risk

The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry

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.