Page 5 - Ethanol

Tax on unblended fuels may add to uncertainties in ethanol blending policy

Will a mug of ethanol mixed with petrol count as blended, will 5 per cent constitute a blend, or will the government publish a rule book?

Ethanol blending likely to reach 11% in 2020-21 season, says ISMA

This will be a big jump from 8.1 per cent blending seen in last season

Despite EV hype, will India be the last major economy to ditch auto fuels?

There are over 3 million CNG-fuelled vehicles registered in India

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

Cabinet raises ethanol procurement prices effective December 1

Reimburses Rs 17,409 cr to Cotton Corp; cotton procurement may not be needed, says secy

India to introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon to increase ethanol use

India will introduce flexible fuel vehicles soon as the country is aiming to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025, transport minister Nitin Gadkari told the Reuters Impact conference

Govt announces incentive for mills exporting sugar, diverting it to ethanol

The Centre on Thursday announced an incentive for sugar mills in the form of an additional domestic sales quota to those that export sugar and divert the commodity towards ethanol making

India wants ethanol to fuel its cars, but food inflation is a major risk

The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry

Gail eyes 1 GW renewable energy capacity, to set up biogas, ethanol plants

Gail (India) Ltd will invest about Rs 5,000 crore to build a portfolio of at least 1 gigawatts of renewable energy and set up compressed biogas as well as ethanol plants

India to allow ethanol-based 'flex engines' in vehicles: Gadkari

Govt will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months: Gadkari

Ethanol blending: India's Rs 50,000 cr bet to cut dependence on foreign oil

About 10 billion liters of ethanol will be required each year to meet the 20% ethanol-blended fuel standard by 2025, India's Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor

Good on paper

Making ethanol from food products can increase stress

Chhattisgarh signs MoU to set up India's 1st ethanol plant under PPP model

Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country's first ethanol plant to be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model

Centre's new ethanol policy aims at protecting farmers: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari said the Union government is very well aware of the plight of the sugarcane and paddy growers

Higher ethanol prices, procurement can boost sugar sector's prospects

Increase in minimum price of cane and export policy in new sugar season are also crucial to drive earnings

Centre may raise ethanol procurement by Rs 2.5-3 per litre for 2020-21

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is expected to decide on the same soon, say sources

Ethanol production capacity may increase to 375-400 cr litres: ISMA

With improved production of sugarcane, India's ethanol production capacity may increase to over 375-400 crore litres, said the Indian Sugar Mills Association of India

Sugar output in India expected to rise by 17.69% to 32 MT in 2020-21: ISMA

There is likely 1% fall in sugarcane area to 22.92 lakh hectares this year

Centre permits conversion of surplus rice to ethanol for hand sanitisers

Move will lead to use of part of a stockpile of 30.57 million tonnes, which is almost 126% more than the buffer stock and strategic requirement norms

Oil firms float fresh tender to procure 2.53 billion litres of ethanol

The new tender was floated because the first one for procurement of 5.11 billion litres of ethanol, issued in August last year, was vastly under-bid