Ethanol supply target may dip in Maharashtra; only 6 out of 210 sugar mills working
With only six of the 210 registered sugar mills being operational in Maharashtra due to a drastic drop in per-hectare cane yield and a reduction in sucrose content in the crop, the state will see a serious decline in sugar production, unable to meet its ethanol supply target.
New estimates by cooperative and private millers show that Maharashtra’s contribution during the ethanol supply year (December 2022 to November 2023) will be 127 crore litres, much below its target of 132 crore litres.
Besides, according to them, the state will produce just about 105-106 lakh tonnes of sugar against the previous estimates of 120-22 lakh tonnes.
