Govt denies commitment to import US ethanol for fuel blending in trade talk
This story was originally published at 21:04 IST on 6 August 2026
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MUMBAI – No concessions or commitments have been made in trade discussions with the US on importing ethanol for the government's fuel blending programme, the ministry of commerce said in a press release Thursday. Moreover, there is no import of ethanol for fuel blending from the US, it added.
"Accordingly, any suggestion of a policy change to permit large-scale imports of fuel ethanol from the US is misleading," it said. "India's fuel blending programme and ethanol procurement continues to be governed solely by India's domestic policy requirements."
As per the domestic policy framework, ethanol used for blending with petrol is sourced entirely from domestic producers, it said. End
Reported by Pratiksha
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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