Ethanol blending: UP govt distilleries to supply 53 million litres to OMCs

State-controlled cooperative federation to invest Rs 160 crore on ethanol roadmap

To enhance the sugarcane value chain in Uttar Pradesh, government-controlled distilleries in the state have lined up investment of about Rs 160 crore to create fresh ethanol production capacity of 53 million litres (ML).

The ethanol would be supplied to the public sector oil marketing companies (OMC) under the ethanol blending programme for doping petroleum products. The scheme was mandated by the central government in order to gradually adopt greener fuels and to pare the massive oil import bill.

UP Cooperative Sugar Mills Federation Limited is investing to set up zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology at its six existing distilleries. The civil