In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, shared details related to the blending of ethanol in Petrol.
The Government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels- 2018, which envisaged a target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year 2025-26. Accordingly, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are permitted to sell up to 20% ethanol blended petrol vide notification dated 15.12.2022. Under Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, OMCs have saved 433.6 crore litres of petrol on account of ethanol blending during the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2021-22 resulting in an approximate savings of more than Rs. 20,000 crore of foreign exchange.
At present, under the EBP Programme, ethanol blended petrol is being sold across all States of the country.
(Source: PIB)
