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India aims to sell only 20% ethanol-blended petrol from 2025: Oil Secretary

E20 blended petrol to be introduced in 2023. In the transitional period, even 10% ethanol-blended fuel will be available but at different petrol pumps

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Twesh Mishra New Delhi
Twesh Mishra, Arindam Majumder & Shine Jacob

India aims to sell only blended petrol with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) from 2025-26. According to officials in the know, all new vehicles sold in the country will also need to be E20 compliant from 2025 onward. This move may force automobile manufactures to reconfigure their existing petrol vehicle offerings to operate using the blended fuel.

Speaking to journalists a day after the Union Cabinet hiked the ethanol procurement price, Petroleum Secretary, Tarun Kapoor said, “The target is to only sell E20 petrol across the country from 2025 onward. E20 blended petrol will be

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