OMCs float fresh tender for procuring 910 million litres of ethanol

Domestic sugarcane value chain getting lucrative with ethanol 'topping'

“Considering the current ethanol capacity of 3.8 billion litres, we will cross 10 per cent blending with petrol in the next year itself. The year thereafter could see us substituting even 15 per cent of the country’s petrol consumption,” said Abinash Verma, director general, Indian Sugar Mills Association.
 

Earlier, the OMCs had floated tender of 3,300 ML, comprising 660 ML for ethanol manufactured from B-heavy molasses/sugarcane juice/damaged foodgrains and 2,630 ML from C-heavy molasses. 

Later, the OMCs finalised tender to lift more than 2,593 ML, of which 301 ML has been supplied so far.

Now, a second tender