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Informist, Monday, May 19, 2025

 

MUMBAI – State-owned oil companies procured 4.57 billion litres of ethanol in the six months started November, according to the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell. During Nov-Apr, oil companies achieved 18.6% blending. In April, oil companies procured 879 million litres of ethanol and achieved 19.7% blending with petrol, the data showed.  

 

To reduce dependence on crude oil, the government has set a target of achieving 18% blending in 2024-25 (Nov-Oct) and 20% blending in 2025-26. To achieve the 20% blending target, India needs about 10.16 billion litres of ethanol. 

 

While the government has not decided to increase ethanol blending with petrol beyond 20% so far, it is aiming for higher blending. "Yes, that is broadly the direction we are heading in, but we still have a lot of homework to do," Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said in April, responding to reports on higher blending.

 

Higher blending faces the challenge of vehicle compatibility in India. "Using 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) results in a marginal reduction in fuel efficiency for four-wheelers designed for E10 and calibrated for E20," according to an interministerial committee's report on biofuels.  End

 

Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

 

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