India is pushing for higher ethanol-blended fuel for cleaner energy and its economic value and the country has moved a long way in the last five years. Biofuels like ethanol and methanol, when mixed with conventional fuels like petrol, are much cheaper and viable options to run vehicles as they have low manufacturing costs and reduce dependency on oil imports. …
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 …
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 …
