The government has started discussions to create a roadmap for increasing ethanol adoption after 2025, following the achievement of the national target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol, according to Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
India aims to reach a 20 per cent ethanol blending target in petrol by 2025. At the CII Bioenergy Summit, Puri expressed confidence about meeting the 2025 target. He said, “I am not in a position to make announcment but I can tell you there are lot of people in Government of India inlcuding me, who are already talking about preparing a roadmap for the post 20 per cent blending after 2025.”
Recent government policies have led to substantial investments in ethanol manufacturing, addressing the supply shortages that have previously hindered blending efforts over the past decade.
The government is actively implementing the Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, which enables OMCs to sell petrol mixed with ethanol.
According to many experts in India, the 20 percent ethanol blending target now seems achievable, having been advanced from 2030 to ESY 2025-26.
Recently, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) invited tenders for the supply of 916 crore liters of denatured anhydrous ethanol for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25. The response exceeded the required quantity of 916 crore liters with over 970 crore liters of offers submitted by the manufacturers across the country.
According to report, this is first time that offers have surpassed the requirement by around six percent.
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