Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri expressed confidence that the government will meet the target of providing petrol blended with 20 percent ethanol by 2025, five years earlier than the deadline of 2030.
Addressing a conference on biofuels, Puri said he was confident that government will be able to supply 20 percent ethanol-blended petrol by the next financial year. In February, petrol blended with 20 percent ethanol was rolled out at selective pumps in 11 states, to promote awareness about green fuels. As of now, 10 percent ethanol is blended in petrol.
Meanwhile, Puri further said that India had achieved a blending of 10 percent ethanol in petrol in June 2022, five months ahead of the schedule. Ethanol-blended petrol is expected to reduce carbon monoxide emission in two-wheelers by 50 percent and 30 percent in four-wheelers.
