Punjab: HPCL to set up 2G bio-refinery plant in Bathinda

Nov 02, 2023

The 2G bio-refinery is designed for the utilization of paddy straw for the production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending...

Union government mUnion govt to increase blending of ethanol in petrol beyond 20 pc from 2030easuring to increase blending of ethanol in petrol beyond 20 pc from 2030

Mar 20, 2025

The National Policy on Biofuels - 2018, as amended in 2022, inter-alia advanced the target of 20 per cent blending of ethanol in petrol...

India's ethanol story quashes food scarcity myth, less than half of FCI's rice buffers enough for E20 target: Report

Sep 18, 2025

India's march toward 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025 is no longer constrained by fears of feedstock...

India achieves 20% ethanol blending in petrol, five years ahead of schedule

Jul 23, 2025

India has successfully achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol in 2025, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister...

"If no ethanol-blending, India would have imported 4.5 cr barrels of crude oil": PM Modi

Mar 28, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday noted that the ethanol blending in petrol has helped India reduce its import dependence on crude oil.

Ethanol-blended fuel has no impact on vehicles: Hardeep Puri reassures

Sep 15, 2025

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Monday said that ethanol-blended petrol does not adversely affect vehicles and dismissed claims...