Government to make 10% ethanol blending mandatory from next year

摘要

The government has decided to make 10% blending with petrol mandatory from the next year. A decision in this regard has been taken by the Petroleum Ministry after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that promoting ethanol production in a big way is the long-term solution for cash-starved sugar mills, which owe over Rs. 14,000-crore to cane growers. At present, it is compulsory to blend 5% ethanol with petrol, but oil marketing companies (OMCs) are able to do around 2%.