India’s ethanol supplies crossed 800 crore litres in ESY 2025-26, with 93 crore litres supplied in July. Grain-based feedstocks accounted for 76%,...
India’s ethanol programme has improved sugar mills’ financial viability, supporting timely FRP payments to sugarcane farmers. Surplus sugar diverted to ethanol rose...
Public sector OMCs spent a record ₹74,004 crore on ethanol procurement in ESY 2024-25, with maize becoming the largest feedstock. Ethanol receipts...
India’s maize acreage is down nearly 10% as of 24 July, raising concerns over ethanol feedstock availability. Industry expects maize to remain...
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University forecasts good-quality maize farm-gate prices at ₹2,200–2,400 per quintal during harvest, supported by demand from feed, ethanol and...
Panipat Sugar Mill will invest ₹200 crore to build Haryana’s largest grain-based ethanol plant with 90,000 litres/day capacity on 10.7 acres. Using...
India maintained 20% ethanol blending in petrol in April 2026, with OMCs blending 93.2 crore litres and receiving 90.1 crore litres of...
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd plans to commission a maize-based ethanol plant in Karnataka this quarter, adding 2 lakh litres per day capacity. The...
Nitin Gadkari highlighted that ethanol production from maize has boosted farmer incomes and crop prices in India, adding ₹42,000 crore to farmers’...