Oil ministry says ban on use of sugarcane juice won’t hit ethanol blending; experts raise concerns
The decision of the government to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production would not impact the ethanol fuel-blending programme, according to the oil ministry. However, energy experts have expressed doubts.
On December 7, the central government notified sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for ethanol production in ESY (ethanol supply year) 2023-2024, which began this month.
According to a CNBC-TV18 report, Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), said the government was committed to the ethanol blending programme and plans to achieve 15 percent ethanol blending in petrol in 2023-24. Jain said 20 percent ethanol blending would be achieved by FY25-26, reported CNBC-TV18.
However, energy experts believe that restriction on ethanol production using sugarcane juice would affect blending targets as infrastructure for ethanol production using other raw materials is not quite developed in the country…….
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