Government To Double Ethanol Distillation Capacities To Meet Blending Target By 2025

The NDA Government has set up the target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol by 2025, a target which it has advanced by five years.

The Government aims to double ethanol distillation capacities to achieve the 20 per cent blending target by 2025. To enable this, sugar mills and distilleries have been asked to enhance their capacities. The NDA Government has set up the target of achieving 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol by 2025, a target which it has advanced by five years. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released a report of an expert committee on a road map for ethanol blending in India from 2020 till 2025 on the World Environment Day. India plans to reduce carbon emissions by 35 per cent by 2030 from its 2005 levels.