Ban on sugarcane juice won’t affect ethanol blending targets: Officials
The government’s decision to not use sugarcane juice for making ethanol will not affect the Centre’s target of achieving 20 per cent blending in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26, officials said.
On Thursday, the government directed all sugar mills not to use sugarcane juice or syrup for making ethanol this year. The 2023-24 sugar season started in October, while the ethanol supply year (ESY) began in November.
The production of ethanol from B-heavy and C-heavy molasses is allowed. Sugar mills will be encouraged to produce more from the latter while existing orders from B-heavy molasses would continue, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said.
