In India, Business Standard reported that India’s Cooperation Minister Amit Shah called on sugar mills to explore alternatives to sugarcane for ethanol production.
Shah said India would achieve its 20% ethanol blending target by 2025-26, ahead of the original 2030 deadline.
The minister highlighted that the government’s ethanol blending program has helped reduce the country’s crude oil import bill and address environmental concerns, the report stated.
“You need to be futuristic and look at opportunities and expand. Ethanol can be made from multiple sources,” Shah said, urging cooperative sugar mills to shed their “orthodox” approach and explore alternative feedstocks such as maize and bamboo.
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Tags: ethanol, India, sugarcane
Category: Policy
