TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ethanol Blended Petrol

May 23 , 2022 910 days 710 0
  • The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels of 2018.
  • It aims to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025.
  • The policy to introduce 20% ethanol in petrol will take effect from April 1, 2023.
  • India achieved 9.45% ethanol blending as on March 13, 2022, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • The Centre projects that this will reach 10% by the end of financial year 2022.

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