Bioethanol blending in Petrol

The government has set targets of 10% bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20% by 2030 under the ethanol blending programme.
- Ethanol blending is the practice of blending petrol with ethanol.
1G and 2G bioethanol plants will play a key role in making bio-ethanol available for blending.
Its aim is to curb carbon emissions and reduce India’s dependence on imported crude oil.
1G bioethanol plants utilise sugarcane juice and molasses, by-products in production of sugar, as raw material to produce bioethanol.
2G plants utilise surplus biomass and agricultural waste to produce bioethanol.
The sugar mills pay high prices for sugarcane set by the government.
The prices of both sugarcane and bio-ethanol are set by the central government.
The price of obtaining agricultural waste required for production of bio-ethanol at 2G plants was currently too high for it to be viable for private investors in the country.