Research on 15% ethanol blending in diesel in advanced stages: Gadkari
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari stated that research on blending 15% ethanol in diesel is advanced, urging industry to prioritize biofuel production. Ethanol blending in India has risen significantly since 2014, targeting 20% in petrol by 2025, promising economic benefits and reduced fossil fuel dependency.
Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Bio Energy Summit 2024, Gadkari said ethanol blending in India has surged from 1.53% in 2014 to 15% in 2024.
Spurred by this progress, the government has set an ambitious target of reaching 20% blending in petrol by 2025, he said.
Gadkari said the progress on building an ethanol ecosystem , where ethanol pumps can complement ethanol production and launch of vehicles that can run on ethanol is on fast-track in four states-Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
He pointed out that Indian Oil has decided to put 400 ethanol pump stations.
"We are meeting automakers as well, including Maruti Suzuki , Tata Motors and Toyota Motors.
These automakers have decided to launch flex-engine cars ," he said, adding vehicle makers like TVS Motors , Bajaj Auto and Honda are ready with ethanol bikes and are waiting for the ethanol pumps to come to launch their bikes.
According to Gadkari, India's fossil fuel economy stands at ₹22 lakh crore while the biofuel economy is merely ₹2 lakh crore.
"There is a huge scope for expansion and it is a win-win situation for all stakeholders," he said.
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