The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday unveiled its ‘TN Ethanol Blending Policy 2023,’ with a mission to improve farmer income, revive the sugar industry and to attract investments worth Rs 5000 crore in molasses/grain based Ethanol production capacity. The targets for the policy term are “to be self-sufficient and meet the estimated Ethanol blending requirement of 130 crore litres.
To attract investments worth Rs 5,000 crore in molasses/grain-based Ethanol production capacity in the State.” The policy seeks to support indigenous production of fuel grade ethanol under the EBP programme.