ETHANOL BIOREFINERY IN VIDARBHA, MAHARASHTRA

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up Maharashtra’s first ever ethanol biorefienry in Vidarbha’s Bhandara district.

• The plant will manufacture ethanol from rice straw.
• The project will utilise 2 lakh tonne of rice straw annually and has a capacity to produce 700 tonne of biofuel.
• BPCL will ensure environmental clearances.

National Policy on Biofuels, 2018

• The National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, aims to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol and diesel.
• Currently, it is at nearly 2% in petrol, while in diesel, biofuel is less than 0.1%.
• An indicative target of 20% of ethanol in petrol and 5% of biodiesel in diesel is proposed by 2030.

Source: The Hindu

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