PM Modi rolls out 20% ethanol-blended petrol in 11 States/UTs
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi rolls out 20% ethanol-blended petrol in 11 States/UTs

The Hindu  

Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday, February 6, 2023, at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. "We have increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.5 per cent to 10 per cent and are now progressing towards 20 per cent blending," Mr. Modi said. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India achieved blending of 10 per cent ethanol in petrol, 5 months in advance during June'2022. Encouraged by the success, the government advanced the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol from earlier 2030 to 2025.

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Government Initiates Road Map for 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol
2 months ago

Government Initiates Road Map for 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol

Live Mint  

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri announces a roadmap for ethanol blending in petrol beyond 20%. He aims to blend up to 20% ethanol in petrol sold across the country by 2025 to lower its dependence on crude oil imports. The government acknowledges that unlike Brazil, India lacks the luxury of abundant arable land for biofuel …

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security
4 months ago

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security

The Hindu  

India is on its way to achieve its target of blending 20% of petrol with ethanol by 2025-26, going by the milestones on blending percentages crossed so far and the increase in ethanol production capacity. Status of ethanol production capacity Twenty per cent by 2025-26 would mean producing some 1,000 crore litres of ethanol for blending with petrol. The roadmap …

EPA approves year-round sales of higher ethanol blend in 8 Midwest states
10 months ago

EPA approves year-round sales of higher ethanol blend in 8 Midwest states

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The fuel additive consumes roughly 40% of the nation’s corn crop, so higher sales of ethanol could mean greater profits for corn farmers. “While we …

G20 Summit: PM Modi announces launch of Global Biofuel Alliance
1 year, 3 months ago

G20 Summit: PM Modi announces launch of Global Biofuel Alliance

Firstpost  

India on Saturday announced the launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance and urged G20 nations to join the initiative with a plea to take ethanol blending with petrol globally to 20 per cent India on Saturday announced the launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance and urged G20 nations to join the initiative with a plea to take ethanol blending with …

Centre rolls out E20 Petrol in select cities; What is Ethanol blending?
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre rolls out E20 Petrol in select cities; What is Ethanol blending?

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government rolled out Petrol mixed with 20 per cent ethanol at 84 petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories on Monday as part of a programme to raise the use of biofuels to reduce emissions and reliance on imports. "We have increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.5 per cent to 10 per cent and are …

What is E20, the Ethanol-blended Petrol PM Modi Launched & How Will It Affect Your Car?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is E20, the Ethanol-blended Petrol PM Modi Launched & How Will It Affect Your Car?

News 18  

Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the higher 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol two months ahead of …

Top news of the day: February 06, 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Top news of the day: February 06, 2023

The Hindu  

Third earthquake rocks Turkey, over 1,900 killed A 6.0 magnitude earthquake, which followed a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake that rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria, hit Turkey on Monday toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. The promoters’ decision to pre-payment will help release 11.77 million shares in Adani Transmission Ltd., 168.27 million shares of Adani …

Why stakeholders are squabbling over ethanol
1 year, 11 months ago

Why stakeholders are squabbling over ethanol

Live Mint  

In July 2019, TVS Motor Company, India’s third largest two-wheeler maker, unveiled a radical version of its best-selling performance motorcycle, Apache. The advantage with flex fuel engine is it takes care of any inconsistency in the supply of ethanol while also giving consumers the choice on which blend they wish to use," said Andre Aranha Correa Do Lago, the Brazilian …

About 20% ethanol-blended petrol to debut within days: Hardeep Puri
2 years ago

About 20% ethanol-blended petrol to debut within days: Hardeep Puri

Live Mint  

Following the achievement of the target to sell petrol doped with 10 per cent ethanol, India will in the next couple of days start experimental supplies of 20 per cent biofuel mixed petrol, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on 23 December. Puri, while addressing the first public awareness event in the run-up to India Energy Week 2023 -- 'Dance …

Govt hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol
2 years, 1 month ago

Govt hikes procurement prices of ethanol for blending with petrol

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a hike in the cost of ethanol procured by the public sector oil marketing companies from distilleries. The price of ethanol from sugarcane juice/sugar/sugar syrup has been raised from ₹63.45 to ₹65.61 per litre, the release said. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs …

E20 Fuel to be Available at Select Pumps by April 2023: Hardeep Singh Puri
2 years, 2 months ago

E20 Fuel to be Available at Select Pumps by April 2023: Hardeep Singh Puri

News 18  

The Union government will be ready with the pilot project of having E20 fuel available in select pumps by April 2023, said Union Minister Hardeep Puri. “We are sure that the production goal of 1,000 crore litres will be achieved five years beforehand, and we’ll be ready with the pilot project of having E20 fuel available in select pumps by …

20 pc ethanol-blended petrol may be available from Dec or Jan: Puri
2 years, 2 months ago

20 pc ethanol-blended petrol may be available from Dec or Jan: Puri

Deccan Chronicle  

JAIPUR: Twenty per cent ethanol-blended petrol is likely to be available in the country from December or January, ahead of the April 2023 target, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. "We are constantly reviewing the ethanol production and I believe, 20 per cent blended fuel would come in the market in December or January …

Govt Defers Additional Rs 2 Excise Duty On Petrol, Diesel; FinMin Issues Notification
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt Defers Additional Rs 2 Excise Duty On Petrol, Diesel; FinMin Issues Notification

News 18  

The government has delayed the levy of a Rs 2 excise duty on unblended petrol by one month to November 1, and on unblended diesel by 6 months to April 1 next year, according to a notification by the finance ministry. According to the Gazette notification issued late on Friday, the finance ministry said “petrol which is intended for retail …

Achieving Target of 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol by 2025 to Save Rs 1 Lakh Crore Forex: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Achieving Target of 20% Ethanol Blending in Petrol by 2025 to Save Rs 1 Lakh Crore Forex: Amit Shah

News 18  

If India achieves the target of blending 20 per cent ethanol with petrol by 2025, it will save around Rs 1 lakh crore of foreign exchange, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Achieving this target early made the government advance by five years the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending to 2025, the Cooperation Minister said. Achieving …

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM
2 years, 4 months ago

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM

The Hindu  

India, the world's third biggest oil importing and consuming nation, achieved the target to blend 10% sugarcane-extracted ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Mr. Modi said India achieved the target of blending 10 per cent ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule. The target of supplying petrol mixed with 10% ethanol was achieved in June, ahead …

India advances target to supply petrol with 20% ethanol to 2025
2 years, 4 months ago

India advances target to supply petrol with 20% ethanol to 2025

Live Mint  

Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in the inaugural event of second-generation ethanol plan, set up in the Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex by Indian Oil Corporation Limited stated that by April next year, India will start supplying petrol with 20 per cent ethanol at selected petrol pumps. India has achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10 per cent …

₹50,000 crore forex saved by blending ethanol with petrol in 7-8 years: PM Modi
2 years, 4 months ago

₹50,000 crore forex saved by blending ethanol with petrol in 7-8 years: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country saved ₹50,000 crore in foreign exchange by blending ethanol with petrol in the last seven-eight years. Dedicating the second-generation ethanol plant of India Oil Corporation to the nation here, Mr. Modi said that the same amount of ₹50,000 crore has gone to farmers. Mr. Modi, who addressed the gathering through video-conferencing, …

India achieves 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule, says PM Modi
2 years, 6 months ago

India achieves 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol, five months ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday at event organised by the Isha foundation. This, he claimed, led to a reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emission, saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41,000 crore and that India's farmers earned Rs 40,600 crores in …

EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas
2 years, 6 months ago

EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Biden administration on Friday set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply but reduce previous ethanol-blending requirements due to a plunge in fuel demand during the coronavirus pandemic. But even as the new rules increased future ethanol requirements, the EPA retroactively reduced levels for 2020 …

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy
2 years, 7 months ago

Understanding India’s ethanol blending policy

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025. Since two decades, India has been moving towards putting in place an ecosystem to have more ethanol blended into …

Ethanol blend in petrol to be raised to 20% in 3 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Ethanol blend in petrol to be raised to 20% in 3 years

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025. A 2021 report by the NITI Aayog said that “immense benefits” could accrue to the country by 20% ethanol blending by 2025, such …

Cabinet amends biofuels policy, advances ethanol blending target to 2025-26
2 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet amends biofuels policy, advances ethanol blending target to 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on may 18 approved advancing the target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 5 years to 2025-26 as well as allowing more feedstocks for the production of biofuels in a bid to cut reliance on imported oil for meeting the country’s energy needs. The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at its meeting on May …

Budget 2022: Unblended petrol, diesel to cost more from October 1
2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: Unblended petrol, diesel to cost more from October 1

Hindustan Times  

Petrol or diesel that is not blended with ethanol or similar notified compounds will be dearer from October 1, as Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the 2022-23 Budget, levied an additional excise duty of ₹2 per litre on such fuels. The move will mean that diesel in most parts of the country may cost more from October, while …

Nitin Gadkari Asks Automakers to Make Flex-Fuel Vehicles Within 6 Months in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Nitin Gadkari Asks Automakers to Make Flex-Fuel Vehicles Within 6 Months in India

News 18  

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that in order to substitute India’s import of petroleum as a fuel and to provide direct benefits to farmers, the Automobile Manufacturers in India have now been advised to start manufacturing Flex Fuel Vehicles and Flex Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles complying with BS-VI Norms in a time-bound …

Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol

Firstpost  

Higher mixing of ethanol in petrol will help cut India’s oil import bill and also benefit sugar cane farmers as well as sugar mills The Union Cabinet on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for blending in petrol by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for 2021-22 marketing year starting December, as part of its target to …

India moves a step forward in achieving E20 fuel dream
3 years, 2 months ago

India moves a step forward in achieving E20 fuel dream

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of road transport and highways has notified test standards for vehicles compliant with ethanol-blended fuel variants E12 and E15 that will act as intermediaries in India’s target of achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol across the country by the year 2023. Produced using sugarcane and grains such as corn, surplus rice, damaged food grains, bajra, jowar, and sweet …

Giving big push for ethanol as fuel: Gadkari
3 years, 2 months ago

Giving big push for ethanol as fuel: Gadkari

The Hindu  

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government was giving a special push for ethanol as a fuel. Further, the use of ethanol blended petrol decreases emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides by 40%,” he stated. Currently, the sugar industry contributed to 90% of ethanol demand as a blended fuel, but the government …

India advances 20% ethanol-blending in petrol to 2025, says PM Modi
3 years, 6 months ago

India advances 20% ethanol-blending in petrol to 2025, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

India has advanced the target date for achieving 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by five years to 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as the world’s third-biggest oil importer looks to cut carbon emissions and reduce reliance on foreign oil. Speaking at the release of ethanol blending road map 2020-25 on the occasion of World Environment Day, Mr. Modi …

World Environment Day: Narendra Modi to interact with farmers, release road map for ethanol blending
3 years, 6 months ago

World Environment Day: Narendra Modi to interact with farmers, release road map for ethanol blending

Firstpost  

The Government of India is releasing E-20 notification directing oil companies to sell ethanol-blended petrol with the percentage of ethanol up to 20 percent from 1 April 2023 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on World Environment Day on Saturday via video conferencing. The Prime Minister’s Office said he will also release the “Report of the …

Indian Govt to Advance Implementation of 20 Percent Ethanol Blended Gasoline by 2 Years
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Govt to Advance Implementation of 20 Percent Ethanol Blended Gasoline by 2 Years

News 18  

India's government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20% of ethanol, according to brokers and a publication in the country's official gazette on Wednesday. "The central government hereby directs that the oil companies shall sell ethanol blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to 20% as per the Bureau …

Government's Move to Allow Direct Sale of Ethanol For Automobiles Likely to Boost Demand: Ind-Ra
3 years, 8 months ago

Government's Move to Allow Direct Sale of Ethanol For Automobiles Likely to Boost Demand: Ind-Ra

News 18  

Centre’s move to allow the direct sale of ethanol as a fuel for compatible automobiles is expected to boost demand, said India Ratings and Research. “Of the total contracted quantity of 3 billion litres for ethanol supply season 2020-21, 0.8 billion litres of ethanol had been supplied till the first week of March, indicating a blending rate of around 7 …

Central Government Proposes to Advance Deadline for Blending 20 Percent Ethanol in Petrol to 2030
3 years, 9 months ago

Central Government Proposes to Advance Deadline for Blending 20 Percent Ethanol in Petrol to 2030

News 18  

This is one reform initiative that is set to be a big positive change in the use of fossil fuel to run country’s transportation sector. The central government has proposed to advance the deadline for blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol from the earlier announced 2030 to 2024. The use of 20 per cent doped petrol or E20 decreases …

Govt advances target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to cut dependency on imports
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt advances target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to cut dependency on imports

India TV News  

India has preponed the target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by five years to 2025 as it looks to cut dependence on costly oil imports, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. "In 2014, less than 1 per cent ethanol was being blended with petrol against the target of 5 per cent. In the last sugar year, …

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