A process for producing ethanol by evaporative distillation comprising: a. preheating a fermented wash to about 60 °C in heat exchanger (F1) forming a first stream ; b. subjecting said first stream to a degasifying column (A), wherein said degasifying column removes gaseous part of said fermented wash, forming a second stream and a first vapour stream ; c. condensing and collecting said first vapour stream in a collection tank (B) forming a high ethanol stream ; d. subjecting said second stream to a first evaporator (C) forming a second vapour stream and a depleted ethanol stream ; e. condensing said second vapour stream using a second evaporator (D) forming a third stream and collecting it in said collection tank (B) forming said high ethanol stream , wherein said second evaporator (D) is energized using said second vapour stream ; f. supplying a small part of said second vapour stream to said degasifying column (A) as heat source to run said degasifying column (A); g. subjecting said depleted ethanol stream to a mash column (E) through heat exchanger (F1), wherein said depleted ethanol stream is used to preheat said fermented wash , and then via second heat exchanger (F2), where it gets heated to higher temperature, forming a third vapour stream and a spent stream , wherein said mash column (E) is operated using steam energy as necessary; h. condensing said third vapour stream using said first evaporator (C) forming a fourth stream and collecting it in said collection tank (B) forming said high ethanol stream , wherein said first evaporator (C) is energized using said third vapour stream ; i. supplying said spent stream to said second evaporator (D) and concentrating it to form a concentrated spent stream and a process condensate stream , wherein said spent stream is used to preheat said depleted ethanol stream to about 80 °C in heat exchanger (F2); and j. subjecting said high ethanol stream to a rectification process to recover rectified ethanol. a. preheating a fermented wash to about 60 °C in heat exchanger (F1) forming a first stream ; b. subjecting said first stream to a degasifying column (A), wherein said degasifying column removes gaseous part of said fermented wash, forming a second stream and a first vapour stream ; c. condensing and collecting said first vapour stream in a collection tank (B) forming a high ethanol stream ; d. subjecting said second stream to a first evaporator (C) forming a second vapour stream and a depleted ethanol stream ; e. condensing said second vapour stream using a second evaporator (D) forming a third stream and collecting it in said collection tank (B) forming said high ethanol stream , wherein said second evaporator (D) is energized using said second vapour stream ; f. supplying a small part of said second vapour stream to said degasifying column (A) as heat source to run said degasifying column (A); g. subjecting said depleted ethanol stream to a mash column (E) through heat exchanger (F1), wherein said depleted ethanol stream is used to preheat said fermented wash , and then via second heat exchanger (F2), where it gets heated to higher temperature, forming a third vapour stream and a spent stream , wherein said mash column (E) is operated using steam energy as necessary; h. condensing said third vapour stream using said first evaporator (C) forming a fourth stream and collecting it in said collection tank (B) forming said high ethanol stream , wherein said first evaporator (C) is energized using said third vapour stream ; i. supplying said spent stream to said second evaporator (D) and concentrating it to form a concentrated spent stream and a process condensate stream , wherein said spent stream is used to preheat said depleted ethanol stream to about 80 °C in heat exchanger (F2); and j. subjecting said high ethanol stream to a rectification process to recover rectified ethanol. <EOS>