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Promotion of Biofuels for a better environment
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Biofuels-better environment
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Promotion for a better environment
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Better environment
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Detailed explanation-1: -The roadmap proposes the following milestones: Raise pan-India ethanol production capacity from the current 700 to 1500 crore litres. Phased rollout of E10 fuel by April 2022. Phased rollout of E20 from April 2023, its availability by April 2025.
Detailed explanation-2: -A “Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25” was also released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in June, 2021 which lays out a detailed pathway for achieving 20% ethanol blending. This roadmap also mentioned an intermediate milestone of 10% blending to be achieved by November, 2022.
Detailed explanation-3: -Achieving the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending will also save around Rs 1 lakh crore of foreign exchange by 2025, ” Shah said. He said that biofuels are a good alternative to reduce the country’s dependence on crude oil imports, which has increased from 172 MMT in 2011-12 to 212 MMT in 2021-22.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) seeks to achieve blending of Ethanol with motor sprit with a view to reducing pollution, conserve foreign exchange and increase value addition in the sugar industry enabling them to clear cane price arrears of farmers.