TNPSC Thervupettagam

TN Ethanol blending policy

March 24 , 2023 629 days 1608 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Ethanol Blending Policy (EBP) 2023 was released by the Industries Department.
  • Under the EBP programme, the State will encourage sugar industries to set up molasses-based ethanol plants and improve capacity utilisation.
  • The policy also will present an opportunity for reviving the sugar industry in the State by improving the capacity utilisation of existing plants.
  • Oil marketing companies (OMCs) presently source ethanol from other States, including Maharashtra and Karnataka.
  • In the present OMCs, the State currently has installed plant capacity of 664 kilolitres per day (KLPD).
  • They are specifically used to produce fuel grade ethanol under the EBP were blending up to 12% of ethanol with petrol in the State.

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