Tag: India

India’s petroleum minister believes biofuels doesn’t need more subsidies

India’s petroleum minister believes biofuels doesn’t need more subsidies

February 12, 2024 |

In India, MoneyControl reports that the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri believes that growing demand is sufficient support for the biofuel industry and that further subsidies aren’t necessary. For those plants that are very expensive to build, he says the oil marketing companies will build them, so there isn’t need for […]

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Indian OMCs launch ethanol tender with only C-heavy molasses, damaged food grains and corn as feedstocks

Indian OMCs launch ethanol tender with only C-heavy molasses, damaged food grains and corn as feedstocks

January 25, 2024 |

In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that Oil Marketing Companies have opened their first procurement tender since the government halted most ethanol production from sugarcane juice and B-heavy molasses. The tender doesn’t permit the inclusion of those types of ethanol for its 2.67 billion liter tender. The tender is to supply ethanol between […]

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Praj’s ATF SAF demo facility opens at R&D facility in Pune

Praj’s ATF SAF demo facility opens at R&D facility in Pune

January 22, 2024 |

In India, Hon. Union Minister Shri. Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated Praj’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demonstration facility at its R&D Center in Pune on Saturday. Praj has developed a proprietary technology to process agricultural feedstocks for the production of SAF that can be blended with Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Pramod […]

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Indian corn prices jump 20% since October due to future ethanol demand

Indian corn prices jump 20% since October due to future ethanol demand

January 22, 2024 |

In India, the Economic Times reports that corn prices have soared 20% between October and mid-January since the government announced it would try to offset lower ethanol production from sugarcane with corn-based ethanol. The government has brought forward the 20% ethanol blending mandate to 2025/26 yet lower sugarcane production in the season that officially kicked […]

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India’s Himachal government to set up ethanol plant in Una district

India’s Himachal government to set up ethanol plant in Una district

January 20, 2024 |

In India, The States Man reported that the Himachal Pradesh government will set up Ethanol plant at Jeetpur Behari in the Una district. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and the state government would equally share the construction cost of the plant. According to the report, the state’s share would include the cost of the […]

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India in talks with Brazil for tech partnership to expand use of ethanol

India in talks with Brazil for tech partnership to expand use of ethanol

January 20, 2024 |

In India, PTI reported that India is in talks with Brazil for a technological partnership to expand usage of ethanol.Brazil has been using ethanol for a very long time in vehicles and there is a lot to learn from the  American nation, Union Minister V K Singh said. “We can learn from them and collaborate […]

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Indian transportation gets petroleum minister to agree to 300 ethanol fueling stations

Indian transportation gets petroleum minister to agree to 300 ethanol fueling stations

January 15, 2024 |

In India, Reuters reports the transportation minister has agreed with the petroleum minister that Indian Oil will open 300 ethanol fueling stations across the country in an effort to boost ethanol distribution and achieve blending goals. The shift to ethanol and higher blending levels is part of a wider domestic strategy to achieve net-zero by […]

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Mothballed Goa sugar mill seen coming online next year for ethanol production

Mothballed Goa sugar mill seen coming online next year for ethanol production

January 10, 2024 |

In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the mothballed sugarcane mill in Goa is set to come back online in the next year to produce much-needed ethanol. Companies interested in restarting the Sanjivani Sugar Factory that has been offline since 2019 are being sought through a Request For Qualification process that has just […]

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Indian poultry producers ask government to drop corn import duties following move to corn-based ethanol

Indian poultry producers ask government to drop corn import duties following move to corn-based ethanol

January 8, 2024 |

In India, Krishi Jagran reports that the Indian poultry industry urging the government to eliminate the 50% import duties on corn now that it has greenlighted the shift to half of the country’s ethanol demand to come from corn feedstock from 2025/26. The All India Poultry Breeder Association says domestic corn production isn’t sufficient to […]

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India state fuel retailers hike maize ethanol purchase price 

India state fuel retailers hike maize ethanol purchase price 

January 7, 2024 |

In India, Reuters reported that Indian state fuel retailers have raised the purchase price of ethanol made from maize $0.8635 per liter to encourage its production for blending with gasoline. According to the report, India is promoting the use of maize as an alternative to sugar to boost ethanol production and ensure sufficient supply of […]

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