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April 08, 2021
The Centre must look to reduce its dependence on the sugarcane sector for ethanol blending scheme - Bloomberg
The Centre must look to reduce its dependence on the sugarcane sector for ethanol blending scheme - Bloomberg×
As ethanol blending ratio hits 7%, the Centre must cut the programme’s high cane reliance
After faltering for many years, India’s ethanol blended petrol programme (EBP), designed to reduce the country’s fossil fuel dependence and trim its large crude oil import bill, appears to be taking baby steps. In the first four months of the current supply year (December 2020 to November 2021), about 80 crore litres of ethanol have made it to the fuel pumps, translating to a blending ratio of 7 per cent. Should supplies continue at this pace, the country could get to a blending ratio of 8.5 per cent for the full year. This would be an achievement in itself, given that it was less than 2 per cent in 2017 and has never exceeded 5 p
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