Public sector OMCs spent a record ₹74,004 crore on ethanol procurement in ESY 2024-25, with maize becoming the largest feedstock. Ethanol receipts...
State-run OMCs spent nearly ₹1.72 lakh crore on ethanol procurement across ESY 2023-24 to 2025-26, buying over 2,417 crore litres. During ESY...
Maharashtra’s sugar industry defended India’s E20 programme, saying ethanol has strengthened mill finances, farmer payments and rural livelihoods. The state invested ₹35,000...
Maharashtra sugar mills have cleared 99.26% of farmers’ FRP dues, leaving ₹298 crore outstanding from the 2022–23 season. The state has initiated...
The Bihar government plans to permit denatured ethanol produced in the state to be supplied to industries outside Bihar for non-fuel uses....
Maharashtra urged the Centre to raise sugar MSP and ethanol prices and procurement quotas to support mills and farmers amid the May...
India’s sugar industry may receive relief as the government reviews demands to raise sugar MSP from ₹31 to ₹43/kg, increase ethanol procurement...
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. welcomed India’s increase in sugarcane FRP to ₹365/quintal for 2026-27, boosting farmer incomes by ₹15,000–20,000 crore. However,...
India may soon face excess ethanol production capacity, with industry estimates projecting nearly 24 billion litres of capacity against annual E20 demand...