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18/02/23 14:41 PM IST

Govt gives in-principle approval to nine ethanol blending projects

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  • Government has given in-principle approval to nine more ethanol projects under its ethanol interest subvention scheme.
  • Out of these nine projects, five projects are grain-based and three projects are molasses-based and one project is based on dual feed stock.
Ethanol Blended program
  • The Centre had “launched pilot projects wherein 5 per cent ethanol-blended petrol was supplied to retail outlets”.
  • Aim- Reducing the country’s dependence on crude oil imports, cutting carbon emissions and boosting farmers’ incomes.
  • India is the third-largest consumer of energy in the world after China and the US.
  • Ethanol will promote AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan by ensuring energy self-dependency to some extent.
  • India is dependent on imports for about 82.1% of its crude oil requirement and to the extent of about 44.4% in the case of natural gas.
  • EBP will reduce oil import bills and can save precious USD 4 billion (Rs. 300 Billion) per year.
  • India is expected to need 10 billion litres of ethanol annually to meet the 20% blending target in 2030 if petrol consumption continues to grow at the current pace.
  • Use of ethanol-blended petrol decreases emissions such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Higher reductions in CO emissions were observed with E20 fuel - 50 percent lower in two-wheelers and 30 percent lower in four-wheelers.
Source- Business Standard

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