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Report Summary - Report of NITI Aayog on Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25

1 Jul 2021

Further, a single window system The report suggests: (i) an annual roadmap for may be formulated by the Department for production and supply of ethanol till 2025-26, and Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to accord (ii) systems for country wide marketing of ethanol. [...] In view of the meet this demand, the ethanol production capacity need for water conservation, the report will have to be increased from 684 crore litres in recommended that suitable incentives should be 2019-20 to 1,500 crore litres in 2025-26. [...] The report recommended that to ▪ Ethanol compatible vehicles: The Committee enable roll out across India, ethanol may be highlights that in order to use higher ethanol supplied from surplus to deficit states based on the blends, vehicles need to be designed holistically to requirements. [...] To ensure production of recommends that the Ministry of Petroleum and ethanol blended petrol compatible vehicles in the Natural Gas should notify a plan for availability of future, the Committee recommended that: (i) E20 E10 fuel (blend of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol) by material compliant and E10 engine tuned vehicles April 2022. [...] The The report noted that ethanol used for blending roll out of higher ethanol blends may be done in purpose is denatured ethanol (unfit for human phased manner, starting with the states with surplus consumption).

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