Government’s Ethanol Blending Programme to be a Game Changer for India
(PTI/Devdiscourse) Rs. 30K Cr Annually Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NewsVoir Bharat Petroleum, the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in India, has reiterated the strategic importance of biofuels in India, on occasion of World Biofuel Day. World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
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Biofuels in India will assist in Improving Farmer’s Income, Import Reduction, Employment Generation, Waste to Wealth Creation, a cleaner environment, health benefits etc.
The existing biodiversity can be put to optimum use by utilizing dry lands for generating wealth for the local populous and in turn, contribute to sustainable development.
India’s net import of petroleum was 185 MT at a cost of $551 billion in 2020-21. Most of petroleum products are used in transportation. Hence, a successful E20 program can save the country $ 1 billion per annum, i.e. Rs. 30.000 crores.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri P.S. Ravi, Executive Director, Retail, BPCL said, “BPCL is the coordinator and leader for Ethanol in the industry and we play a big part in contributing to the Ethanol Blended petrol program of the Government. Achieving energy security and transitioning to a thriving low-carbon economy is critical for a growing nation like India. Blending locally produced ethanol with petrol will help India strengthen its energy security, reduce imports, enable local enterprises and farmers to participate in the energy economy, and reduce vehicular emissions among many more benefits.”
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BPCL along with OMCs has signed 131 LTOAs with project proponents proposing to set up ethanol plants of approx. 757 Cr lit per annum capacity in ethanol deficit states. They have also taken initiative to move ethanol from Surplus states to deficit states through railway mode and ensure higher blending in deficit states.
BPCL is setting up an integrated 2G and 1G Bio Ethanol Refinery at Bargarh, Odisha. The Bio-ethanol Refinery will increase the production capacity to about 6 Cr lit per annum of ethanol. The refinery has a design production capacity of 100 KL per day of 2G Ethanol using Biomass as feedstock and 100 KLPD 1G Bio Ethanol using Rice Grain as feedstock. To achieve the target of E20 (20% blending by 2025), BPCL is expanding its Ethanol storage facility in all its depots/terminals in a phased manner to cater to the additional requirement on account of a 20% Blending rollout by 2025. READ MORE
