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Informist, Friday, Jul. 18, 2025
NEW DELHI – The government has dismissed media reports that said India plans to raise the ethanol blending target to 27% under the ethanol blending petrol programme. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on social media platform X Friday called such reports "speculative" and "misleading".
The government clarified that ethanol blending is being implemented in line with the "Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25", which outlines annual targets up to the ethanol supply year 2025–26, ending on Oct. 31, 2026. "As of now, we are in ESY 2024–25, which concludes on Oct. 31, 2025, and the blending target for the upcoming year (from Nov. 1, 2025) remains 20%," the ministry said. India has achieved 18.9% cumulative ethanol blending with petrol during Nov-Jun, and 19.9% blending in June.
While ethanol blending has seen remarkable progress in recent years, contributing to over INR 900 billion in timely payments to farmers and helping save more than INR 1 trillion in foreign exchange till 2023–24 (Nov-Oct), no changes have been made to blending targets beyond 2025–26, it added.
To decide future targets, an inter-ministerial committee has been constituted. Any target beyond ESY 2025–26, starting Nov. 1, 2026, will be based on its recommendations. "The IMC (inter-ministerial committee) is yet to submit its report," the ministry said. The government said any speculation about a jump to 27% blending before that period is "mischievous", and that developments on the matter will be officially communicated when appropriate. End
Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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