Ethanol Blending

  • May 10, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Ethanol Blending

Subject: Environment

Section: Pollution

Context: The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.

Concept:

  • India had targeted 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by the end of 2022 and 20 per cent blending by 2030. The Centre has also targeted 5 per cent blending of biodiesel with diesel by 2030.
  • The ethanol blending programme is aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on crude oil imports, cutting carbon emissions and boosting farmers’ incomes.
  • The Centre has also announced an additional duty of Rs 2 per litre on unblended fuels starting October to incentivise blending.
  • 99% ethanol blending in petrol achieved by our OMCs (Oil Marketing Companies) shows that India was on course to achieve 20 per cent blending by 2025-2026.

National Policy on Biofuels:

To know more, refer: https://optimizeias.com/ethanol-blending/ and https://optimizeias.com/national-policy-on-biofuels/

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