Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that the government is taking all necessary measures to reach a 20 percent ethanol blending target in petrol.
Addressing the India Bio Energy & Tech Expo, Puri called on automobile companies to produce vehicles compatible with E100 fuel, reported Moneycontrol.
“I would like to commend the automobile industry for not only manufacturing new vehicles that are compliant with E 20 fuel, but also for their efforts in developing retrofit kits for older vehicles,” Puri added.
He also said that India’s ethanol blending program has reached 15 percent in 2024, resulting in foreign exchange savings of Rs 99,014 crore over the past decade.
