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Cooperative sugar mills to get priority in ethanol supply, setback for private sugar mills

State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have invited tenders for 88 crore litres of ethanol for the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 ethanol...

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The future of India’s ethanol industry: Opportunities and challenges in achieving 20% blending by 2025

India’s ethanol industry is driving energy security, environmental sustainability, and rural growth. Ethanol blending, increasing from 1.5% in 2014 to 15% in...

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WISMA urges government to withdraw/delete terms of ethanol purchase priority by OMCs

The West Indian Sugar Mills Association (WISMA) opposes prioritization terms in OMCs’ ethanol tender favoring cooperative mills over private ones. WISMA highlights...

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India’s ethanol production capacity reaches 1,685 crore liters

India's ethanol production capacity has risen to 1,685 crore liters, with 744 crore liters from grain-based and 941 crore liters from molasses-based...

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Sweet Sorghum identified as potential feedstock for ethanol production, says Indian Minister

India is exploring sweet sorghum as a biofuel feedstock, approving intercropping with sugarcane under the NFSNM for 2024-25. While no specific ethanol...

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Sugar raw material prices rose faster than final product in last 5 years

Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have prioritized ethanol from cooperative sugar factories in their second tender for 2024-25, seeking 0.88 billion litres. The...

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Bihar’s Ethanol Expansion: Boosting Green Energy Initiatives

The Indian government has approved interest subvention for 47 ethanol projects in Bihar, focusing on new distilleries and expansion of existing ones....