‘Working to prevent disruption of ethanol supplies for gasoline blending’
India is working to ensure supplies of ethanol for blending with gasoline are not disrupted, government officials said on Friday, a day after curbs were placed on ethanol production from cane juice to boost sugar supplies.
The government will now rely on maize for ethanol production to meet gasoline blending goals, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra told a media briefing, adding that schemes are being worked out to boost production of maize.
India’s goal of raising ethanol blending in petrol to 20% from 2025/26 remains intact, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said.
