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 …
To boost ethanol production in the country, the government is considering extending subsidised loans to grain-based distilleries also under the ongoing scheme, according to government sources. The sources also mentioned that the grains-based distilleries association says that they have at present 75 crore litres capacity for ethanol making. When the scheme was launched in 2018, the sources said the government …
