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With 20% ethanol blending achieved five years ahead of target, government of India is now evaluating launch of E30 in either phases or unified structure.
India Plans to Achieve 30% Ethanol Blending in Petrol by 2030 (Image via @centralsshpcl ‘X’)
New Delhi: India is preparing towards new target as government targets ethanol blending in petrol to 30% in the coming five years. Initially the target hd been upto 20% ethanol blending by 2030 but the milestone had been acvheived five years before time. Since April 1st. 2025, across the country, the fuel stations must sell E20 (20 % ethanol) petrol.
Deepak Ballani, director general of the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association, confirmed according to a report from InCreed, that this year they were already doing around 19-20% which is five years ahead of target time. In the supply year 2023-24, an average blending rate of 14.6% was achieved which is up from the 12.06% in 2022-23.
Government caught between phased and unified E30 rollouts
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has given an inter-ministerial go-ahead for the new 30% ethanol blending target. For this, the government is calculating whether it should go for a unified or phased strategy. If it is a phased strategy, then the government will go on a city tier basis otherwise, it will be the deployment of the E30 across the country.
While the higher ethanol-petrol blending might increase farmer employment, lower vehicular emissions and even decrease the country’s dependency on crude oil imports, it might not be in the best interest for petrol car owners. Currently, all petrol cars on sale can function well with E20, but if the ethanol presence increases to 25%, the engine’s power is affected along with the efficiency. Cars which are older and are not compatible with E-20 have even more risk.
Furthermore, Ethanol is a corrosive component which absorbs moisture and can affect rubber and plastic parts in the fuel tank, gaskets, fuel lines, etc. However, a renewable resource that can be produced from crops grown makes it a sustainable fuel source, and the government is interested in its production is domestic production. An estimated 66% of the ethanol is expected to come from grains, with the remainder coming from sugarcane. The biggest advantage remains that it produces much fewer greenhouse gas emissions than non-renewable sources of energy.
Roheen Ghosh
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