Lack of state cabinet holding up permission for 15 mills to start ethanol production from heavy-B molasses

In India, the Indian Express newspaper reports that 15 sugar mills in Maharashtra who had planned to divert sugar production towards ethanol through the use of heavy-B molasses are still waiting for permission to start producing ethanol. It is taking longer than expected for the state to finalize its cabinet who needs to sign off on the licenses. Already ethanol production in the state was expected to fall due to lack of cane availability and the delay in securing permission to use molasses will hinder that production even further.