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Ethanol Blending Programme - Coggle Diagram
Ethanol Blending Programme
Roadmap for Ethanol Blending
Energy security
To reduce the crude oil import bill.
To benefit the sugarcane farmer
Recalibrating engines
Changes in fuel lines and some plastic and rubber parts due to the fuel’s corrosive nature.
Vehicles rollout
Compliant vehicles may be rolled out across the country from April 2023
Flex-fuel
An alternative fuel designed to run on more than one fuel and both fuels are stored in the same common tank.
What is Ethanol
Blending?
a blended motor fuel containing ethyl alcohol that is at least 99% pure, derived from agricultural productsblended exclusively with gasoline
Why need
ethanol blending?
Bring down share of crude oil imports
Emission reduction
To burn less fossil fuel
Forex savings
Challenges
Less production of ethanol
Over reliance on Sugar Mills
Inter-state movement of ethanol and logistics costs
Non-uniform availability
Infrastructural challenge related to storage
Way Forward
Augmenting Ethanol producing capacity
Uniform availability of ethanol blends
Faster environmental clearances
Vehicle manufacturers have to produce equipment future-ready
Effective pricing with tax breaks
Context
PM has recently announced an ambitious plan to achieve 20% ethanol-blended petrol nationwide by 2025.