#Ethanol

Oct 30

Ethanol blending in petrol reaches 15.90 per cent

In September, ethanol blending in petrol reached 15.90 per cent, and cumulative ethanol blending from November 2023 to September 2024...

Oct 30

Ethanol producers will require 11.3 million tonnes of maize this year

Question mark over availability of Maize- Distilleries producing ethanol from maize have received orders to supply 431 crore litres of...

Jun 8

Govt allows sugar mills to use existing stocks of B heavy molasses for ethanol production

The food ministry has allowed sugar mills to convert their existing stocks of 670,000 tonnes of B-heavy molasses into ethanol, according...

Jun 8

Nayara announces foray into ethanol production with investment of ₹600 cr

Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy Ltd has announced an investment of ₹600 crore to establish two ethanol plants in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya...

Jan 4

Ethanol Blending Program Saved Rs 24,300 Cr Foreign Exchange In 2022-23

The blending of ethanol into petrol has resulted in savings of over Rs 24,300 crore of foreign exchange in the supply year 2022-23, said...

Oct 3, 2023

Oil India To Invest Rs 8,000 Crore In 2G Ethanol

Oil India plans to invest approximately Rs 8,000 crore in the 2G (second generation) ethanol sector, aligning with India's biofuel...

Oct 3, 2023

African nations set to visit India for ethanol blending studies

Close on the heels of its historic outreach to African nations and the successful launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), India will...

Sep 1, 2023

Nitin Gadkari unveils world's first 100% ethanol powered car developed by Toyota

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday unveiled world’s very first Bharat Stage 6 (BS6) compliant...

Aug 22, 2023

Indian grain-based ethanol production disrupted as government halts rice supply

India’s rice-based ethanol production was disrupted as the government suddenly stopped supply of the feedstock in late July. Grain-based...

Aug 22, 2023

Govt said to have hiked ethanol rates fearing fall in blending as distilleries close operation

In order to ensure 12 per cent blending target is achieved this year after the Food Corporation of India (FCI) halted rice supply for...

Jun 29, 2023

HPCL launches pilot study on E27 and ethanol-blended diesel

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited launched a pilot study on vehicles using E27 fuel and ethanol-blended diesel.E27 fuel is a blend...

Jun 29, 2023

Toyota Camry flex-fuel India launch soon: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari .has announced that he will be launching the flex-fuel version of the Toyota...

May 28, 2023

OMC released EOI for long term offtake agreement with upcoming Ethanol Plant

Expression of interest for signing long term offtake-agreement with upcoming dedicated ethanol plants in the states of Tamil Nadu,...

May 28, 2023

HPCL to set up Rs 500 cr ethanol plant in Una Himachal pradesh

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) would set up an ethanol plant at Jeetpur...

May 28, 2023

sugar Mills produced record billion-litre ethanol output in Uttar Pradesh

“Rising ethanol production is helping the sugar mills in making faster payments to farmers,” said Sanjay Bhoosreddy, UP’s additional...

Mar 24, 2023

Tamil Nadu’s new ethanol blending policy eyes to attract Rs 5k-cr investment

In a bid to promote Tamil Nadu as an investment hub for alternate cost-effective green fuel, the state government on Saturday introduced...

Mar 24, 2023

Government Plans To Create Carryover Stock Of Ethanol For Next Year

The government is planning to create a carry over stock of ethanol for the next year anticipating a rise in demand for E20 fuel in the...

Feb 7, 2023

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rolled out 20 per cent Ethanol blended Petrol at select petrol pumps in 11 states and Union Territories...

Jan 19, 2023

India to roll out 20% ethanol blended auto fuel by 1 April

India expects to begin a phased roll-out of 20% ethanol-blended auto fuel by 1 April, and the fuel will be available at select outlets...

Jan 19, 2023

Ethanol pipeline gets Rs 16K-crore investment bid in Uttar Pradesh

India’s top sugarcane and sugar producer-state has received investment proposals of more than Rs 16,000 crore in the growing ethanol...