Narendra Modi opens Noida International Airport in Jewar, hails ethanol
Prime Minister Modi just opened the Noida International Airport in Jewar and took the moment to spotlight India's push for ethanol.
He pointed out how mixing ethanol with gasoline has helped India avoid importing a massive 7 billion liters of crude oil each year, especially important with global tensions like the Iran-Israel-US situation.
Ethanol supply jumped to 1.89bn L
Ethanol can be produced from sugarcane and other feedstocks such as beet juice, corn, rice, and grains, is becoming a big part of India's clean energy plans.
Ethanol supply to oil companies jumped from 380 million liters in 2013-14 to nearly 1.89 billion liters in 2018-19, pushing gasoline blends past 4.9% ethanol.
The government is backing this shift through policies like the National Policy on Biofuels and Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, though challenges like water use in sugarcane farming remain.