Sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve E20 target: official
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve E20 target: official

Live Mint  

Sugarcane alone is not sufficient to achieve the 20% blending target, said Union Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday. “However, only sugarcane route is not sufficient to achieve the 20% blending target, therefore, ethanol from food-grains such as maize, damaged food grains and rice available with Food Corp of India has also been allowed,” Chopra said while addressing a seminar on maize and ethanol. Globally, maize is a primary feedstock for production of ethanol as it consumes less water and is economical. However, in India, the use of maize as a feedstock for ethanol production is yet to gain momentum. According to the government, the use of maize for ethanol production would assure better prices and consistent demand for the cereal, leading to more cultivation of the crop that consumes less water as compared to paddy.

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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 …

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production

Hindustan Times  

Many sugar mills in Maharashtra are shifting their business towards the production of ethanol due to high demand from the oil industry and more returns. Shekhar Gaikwad, sugar commissioner of state, said, “There is more demand from oil industries for ethanol blending but existing mills are not able to provide the required supply. We are following the Brazil model, as …

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 …

EPA seeks to mandate more use of ethanol and other biofuels
2 years ago

EPA seeks to mandate more use of ethanol and other biofuels

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, a move welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups. “This proposal supports low-carbon renewable fuels and seeks public input on ways …

'Will benefit our hardworking sugarcane farmers': PM hails Cabinet decision to revise ethanol price
2 years, 1 month ago

'Will benefit our hardworking sugarcane farmers': PM hails Cabinet decision to revise ethanol price

Firstpost  

Cabinet approved the mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies under Ethanol Blended Petrol program. Ethanol is a renewable fuel made from plant materials New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Cabinet’s decision to revise ethanol price saying that it “will benefit those associated with the sugar industry and our hardworking sugarcane farmers.” …

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 …

For sugar stocks, ethanol prices must hit sweet spot
2 years, 3 months ago

For sugar stocks, ethanol prices must hit sweet spot

Live Mint  

Shares of sugar companies such as Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd and Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd are down 28-33% from their 52-week highs seen in April. In SS2021-22, 3.4 million tonnes of sugar production were estimated to be diverted for ethanol, according to Indian Sugar Mills Association. Initially, it capped the export volumes at 10 million tonnes, but following the …

The right and wrong in Nitin Gadkari’s ethanol push
2 years, 3 months ago

The right and wrong in Nitin Gadkari’s ethanol push

Live Mint  

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is not a patient man. From ramrodding the industry to switch directly from BS4 to BS6 emission norms–without passing BS5 and two years ahead of schedule at that–to pushing for electric vehicles to warning cement producers that he will set up cement plants under his ministry if industry cartels did not …

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 …

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers
2 years, 10 months ago

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers

The Hindu  

Sugar mills’ sale of ethanol to oil marketing companies helped them earn additional revenue and clear cane price arrears to farmers, the Department of Economic Affairs said in the annual Economic Survey placed in the Parliament on Monday. The department said that in the past four sugar seasons ending 2020-2021, sugar mills/distilleries generated revenue of about ₹35,000 crore from the …

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 …

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 …

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

The government on Friday said around 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains will be utilised, apart from sugarcane molasses, for manufacturing ethanol to achieve the target of 20% blending with petrol by 2025. In the 2020-21 marketing year that ended last month, Mr. Pandey said the sugar mills were able to divert roughly about 2 million tonnes of sugar towards …

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 …

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, …

OMCs, Sugar Mills And Banks to Set up Escrow Account to Pay For Ethanol Procurement
4 years, 4 months ago

OMCs, Sugar Mills And Banks to Set up Escrow Account to Pay For Ethanol Procurement

News 18  

Sugar mills, oil marketing companies and banks are willing to enter into an agreement to create an escrow account for payment of ethanol procurement, a move that will enable sugar factories to avail soft loans for setting up distilleries, the food ministry said on Saturday. Banks could now consider giving loans to even those sugar mills that have weak balance …

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