India’s sugar industry is now seeking a higher ethanol blending target with petrol, urging the government to set a clear roadmap to increase blending levels to 27% (E27) once the country achieves the 20% (E20) milestone, reported Financial Express (FE).
The proposal aims to ensure that the industry’s expanding ethanol production capacity does not remain underutilised.
Deepak Ballani, Director General of the Indian Sugar and Bioenergy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), told FE, “With over Rs 40,000 crore invested and an annual production capacity of more than 9,000 million litres from sugarcane, we are fully equipped to support blending beyond E20, up to E27 and even higher.”
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He added that a well-defined national ethanol mobility roadmap would help maintain momentum in India’s biofuel
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