India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice
9 months ago

India's ethanol production gradually shifts from sugar to maize and rice

Hindustan Times  

India achieved higher production of ethanol from grains like maize, compared to sugar, after the government’s push away from sugar for producing ethanol, Mint wrote, adding that the share of ethanol produced from grain is currently at 51% for November 2023-October 2024, citing two officials who had access to the information. Till June 9, India produced 357.12 crore litres of ethanol, of which, 175.74 crore litres came from sugar and 181.38 crore litres from grain, the article read. Maize alone contributed 110.82 crore litres, with the remaining coming from damaged foodgrain and surplus rice from the Food Corporation of India, according to Mint. It also says that India will require 1320 million tons of sugarcane, 19 million hectares of additional land and 348 billion cubic metres of extra water to produce enough ethanol to meet the 20% ethanol blending target of 2025.

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Sugar production at comfortable levels, says ISMA
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1 week, 3 days ago

Sugar production at comfortable levels, says ISMA

The Hindu  

Availability of 280 lakh tonnes of sugar for domestic consumption in the current sugar marketing season is at a comfortable level, said the Indian Sugar and Bio Energy Manufacturers Association on Tuesday, allaying fears of shortage in availability of sugar in the domestic market. Domestic sugar consumption between October 2024 and January 2025 was 91.6 lakh tonnes as against the …

The impact of ethanol on the environment
1 month ago

The impact of ethanol on the environment

The Hindu  

Concerns about the Ethanol Blended Petrol programme refuse to die down in Andhra Pradesh, with scientists and farmers saying water resources are depleting and emissions from factories are polluting the air, water, and soil. Buoyed by the encouraging results of the Ethanol Blended Petrol programme, which was introduced in India as a pilot project in 2001, the Central government in …

Poultry farmers urge Union Government to boost maize cultivation as government eyes increasing ethanol use in petrol
1 month ago

Poultry farmers urge Union Government to boost maize cultivation as government eyes increasing ethanol use in petrol

The Hindu  

Poultry farm owners and activists have urged the Union Government to expand maize cultivation across the country, following its decision to increase ethanol usage in petrol. With the Union Government aiming to increase ethanol blending in petrol from 13% to 20%, the higher demand for maize is likely to raise its prices. As per Niti Aayog and other available data, …

India’s sugar production to drop below 27 MMT from 31.8 MMT in 2025 sugar season: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s sugar production to drop below 27 MMT from 31.8 MMT in 2025 sugar season: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, February 17 : India's sugar industry is witnessing a notable decline in production for the ongoing sugar season year 2025, with overall output expected to fall below 27 million metric tons, a sharp drop from 31.8 MMT last year, according to a report by Centrum. As of February 15, 2025, sugar production stands at 19.77 MMT, reflecting a …

How will the govt. produce the required fuel ethanol? | Explained
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How will the govt. produce the required fuel ethanol? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India will achieve its target of 20% ethanol blending of petrol in the next two months, at least a year ahead of what was originally planned. The 1,100 crore litres of fuel ethanol will come from sugar and high grade molasses, Food Corporation of India rice, broken rice, and maize. …

India plans to export 1 million tonnes of sugar to handle domestic stock surplus
2 months, 1 week ago

India plans to export 1 million tonnes of sugar to handle domestic stock surplus

Live Mint  

India is expected to issue the order to allow the export of 1 million metric tonnes of sugar in the current season to help clear the country's surplus stock, reported the news agency Reuters, citing government and industry sources aware of the development. India's move to sell 1 million metric tonnes of sugar can further pressure global sugar prices, according …

Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup
7 months ago

Government lifts restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup

The Hindu  

The government has lifted restrictions on production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, b-heavy and c-heavy molasses for the next ethanol supply year that begins in November. In a communication on Thursday, the Department of Food and Public Distribution said sugar mills and distilleries can produce ethanol, as agreed with oil marketing companies, from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, b-heavy or c-heavy …

India’s ethanol blending goals: Balancing fuel production and food security
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Govt Bars Sugarcane Juice for Ethanol, Ensures Domestic Sweetener Supply
1 year, 3 months ago

Govt Bars Sugarcane Juice for Ethanol, Ensures Domestic Sweetener Supply

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In an attempt to ensure adequate supply of sweetener for domestic consumption and keep prices under check, the central government on Thursday directed all sugar mills and distilleries not to use sugarcane juice for production of ethanol. As ethanol is used for petrol blending, the government also continued, saying that sugar mills can continue to produce ethanol from …

Government directs sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production to keep prices in check
1 year, 3 months ago

Government directs sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production to keep prices in check

The Hindu  

The Centre on December 7 banned the use of ‘sugacane juice and sugar syrup’ for ethanol production in the 2023-24 supply year that started this month, in order to maintain adequate sugar availability for domestic consumption and to keep prices under check. In a letter issued to all sugar mills and distillers, the Food Ministry directed them “not to use …

India mulls curbing ethanol production to fight sugar shortages
1 year, 3 months ago

India mulls curbing ethanol production to fight sugar shortages

Live Mint  

India is considering curbing ethanol production from sugar cane as the world’s largest consumer of the sweetener battles domestic shortages. The proposal, which would help ease local sugar shortages if approved, sent futures plunging as much as 7.9% in New York on Wednesday, the biggest decline in 10 months. Poor rainfall harmed sugarcane crops in India, prompting the world’s second-biggest …

The complex path to biofuel sustainability
1 year, 6 months ago

The complex path to biofuel sustainability

The Hindu  

Until a few years ago, working on biofuels called for constant justification in the face of electric vehicles taking over the world. The policy target in India of achieving 20% ethanol blending with petrol by 2025-26 is expected to be met almost entirely by 1G ethanol made from sugar cane and foodgrains. The groundwater depletion implications of growing sugar cane …

After rice, is India looking at banning sugar exports?
1 year, 7 months ago

After rice, is India looking at banning sugar exports?

Firstpost  

For sweet lovers across the world, there could be some bitter news. The fears of a sugar export ban come at a time when the country’s food inflation has risen to 4.49 per cent in June, against a revised 2.96 per cent in May. A whopping 4.5 million tonnes is being diverted to make ethanol, a 9.8 per cent rise …

India’s excess sugar production is guzzling groundwater
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s excess sugar production is guzzling groundwater

The Hindu  

In 2021-2022, India surpassed Brazil to become the largest sugar producer in the world, producing 359 lakh tonnes – an all-time high. If we don’t address the chronic overuse of groundwater in the sugar industry soon and effectively, India’s agricultural sector will be at risk of collapse. In the same year, of the 394 lakh tonnes of total sugar produced, …

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand
1 year, 7 months ago

Sugar production expected to see a slight dip amid rising ethanol demand

The Hindu  

Sugar production in the 2023-24 sugar season, which starts in October, is expected to be 317 lakh tonnes as against 328 lakh tonnes during the current season. Preliminary estimates by the Indian Sugar Mills’ Association show that total production will be 362 lakh tonnes compared with 369 lakh tonnes in the ongoing season, which will end on September 30. Sugar …

Sugar mills in Maharashtra diverting biz towards ethanol production
1 year, 10 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 …

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official
2 years ago

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official

The Hindu  

India, the world's second-largest sugar-producing nation after Brazil, can export an additional one million tonnes of the sweetener if the domestic output reaches an estimated 33.6 million tonnes this year, a senior Food Ministry official said on March 6. "More exports are possible and we have a cushion for exports of additional one million tonnes, suppose the overall production reaches …

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details
2 years, 5 months ago

India Becomes World's Largest Producer of Sugar With 394 Lakh Tonnes Output; Check Details

News 18  

India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar with a record production of about 394 lakh metric tonnes of sweetener being produced during the sugar season 2021-22. Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills, according to an official statement. It is also noteworthy that for …

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM
2 years, 7 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 blend in petrol to be raised to 20% in 3 years
2 years, 10 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 …

Ethanol helps sugar mills clear arrears to farmers
3 years, 1 month 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, 4 months 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 …

Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 5 months ago

Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Nitin Gadkari

The Hindu  

Urging farmers in Maharashtra and other parts of the country to focus on producing ethanol from sugarcane juice instead of sugar, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said there was a pressing need to stop issuing fresh licenses to set up sugar factories in the State and elsewhere. Loss-making enterprise Expressing …

‘Ethanol production absorbed 2 MT of sugar’
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Ethanol production absorbed 2 MT of sugar’

The Hindu  

Almost two million tonnes of sugar were diverted for ethanol production during the last sugar season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Food Secretary, said at a webinar on sugar output on Friday. During the current season, which started on Friday, about 3.5 MT of sugar are expected to be used for ethanol production in the country. Abinash Verma, Director General of the Indian …

Nearly 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains to be used for ethanol making: Food Secretary
3 years, 5 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 …

UP becomes largest producer of ethanol in India
3 years, 8 months ago

UP becomes largest producer of ethanol in India

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the largest ethanol-producing state in the country. A total of 58 crore litres of ethanol was produced by 54 distilleries established across the state. According to the government spokesman, the state has manufactured 58 crore litres of ethanol, a solvent that is essentially mixed with petrol for environmental purposes, in the year 2020-21. By mixing …

Indian Govt to Advance Implementation of 20 Percent Ethanol Blended Gasoline by 2 Years
3 years, 9 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 …

Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks
4 years ago

Rising global prices, ethanol production aiding market sentiment on sugar stocks

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Domestic sugar companies have struggled on the profitably front over past few years, given surplus production and depressed prices in the country. An export quota at 6 million tonne is helpful but the projected surplus will keep sugar prices in check this year as well. However, offering some respite are the rising global prices, which will help Indian sugar …

Maha Mills on Rush as Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production
4 years, 4 months ago

Maha Mills on Rush as Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production

News 18  

The Centre's push for ethanol seems to have encouraged the sugar factories to increase cane crushing, as 149 mills in Maharashtra have produced 109 lakh quintal sugar within a fortnight of the beginning of the crushing season this year, an official said. "It shows the enthusiasm of operators of sugar mills towards ethanol production," B B Thombare, chairman of West …

Govt hikes ethanol procurement price for fuel blending; move may cut oil import bill by $1 bn annually
5 years, 6 months ago

Govt hikes ethanol procurement price for fuel blending; move may cut oil import bill by $1 bn annually

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday raised the price of sugarcane-extracted ethanol used for blending in petrol by up to Rs 1.84 per litre as it looked to cut oil import bill by $1 billion annually through its greater use in auto fuels. State-owned oil marketing companies will buy ethanol from sugar mills, for mixing in petrol, at enhanced rates …

India's first 2G refinery producing fuel-grade ethanol to be built in Odisha
6 years, 5 months ago

India's first 2G refinery producing fuel-grade ethanol to be built in Odisha

Firstpost  

The refinery will use about 2 lakh tons of rice straw annually, sourced from states nearby. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal laid the foundation stone of the country’s first 2G ethanol bio-refinery in Bargarh district on Wednesday, 10 October. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited will set up the ethanol plant in Odisha with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore, to produce three …

Ethanol price hiked, MoU between India, Germany in civil aviation: List of major decisions in Cabinet meeting
6 years, 9 months ago

Ethanol price hiked, MoU between India, Germany in civil aviation: List of major decisions in Cabinet meeting

India TV News  

The government on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol produced from C-molasses by Rs 2.85 per litre to Rs 43.70 for the new season starting December 2018, according to sources. According to the sources, the Cabinet increased the price of ethanol produced from C-molasses to Rs 43.70 per litre for the 2018-19 season from the current Rs 40.85 per litre. …

India’s sugar production set to reach record on higher yields
6 years, 11 months ago

India’s sugar production set to reach record on higher yields

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Sugar output in India will likely reach a record this year as timely showers helped boost yields in the world’s top consumer. Production may total 31.5 million metric tons in the year that began on 1 October, said Abinash Verma, director general of the Indian Sugar Mills Association. Production is set to exceed the country’s annual demand by …

Govt lowers sugar output to 23 mln tonnes in 2012-13
12 years, 4 months ago

Govt lowers sugar output to 23 mln tonnes in 2012-13

Firstpost  

At the beginning of the ongoing 2012-13 marketing year, the Food Ministry had pegged sugar output at 24 million tonnes, against 26.06 million tonnes last year. New Delhi: The government on Tuesday revised downwards the estimate of the country’s total sugar output to 23 million tonnes in the current marketing year that will be just sufficient to meet the demand. …

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