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Government policy targets of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030

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Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive fuel like petrol in line with the National Policy on Biofuels -2018 under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme. This policy envisages an indicative target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030. Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) has informed that the production of ethanol varies from distillery to distillery.