Lok Sabha Question No. 1578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Ethanol Blending in Petrol
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI, SANTOSH KUMAR, BANSHILAL MAHTO, HARI OM PANDEY, NEELAM SONKER, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), K. ASHOK KUMAR, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  MARCH, 2018

## Ethanol Blending in Petrol

1578.  SHRI  VIKRAM  USENDI: SHRI  SANTOSH  KUMAR: DR.  BANSHILAL  MAHATO: SHRI  HARI  OM  PANDAY: SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI  K. ASHOK  KUMAR: SHRI  MANOJ  TIWARI:

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Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to make ethanol blending compulsory in the entire country particularly in Purnia of Bihar, Ambedkar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh  and  Hooghly  of  West  Bengal  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with  the  current  rate  of  ethanol  blending  in  the  country  and  the  success achieved so far in blending of bio-ethanol and the reaction of the Government thereto, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government has set any target for production of bio-diesel in the country including Chhattisgarh during the last three years and if so, the extent to which the said target has been achieved so far along with reasons for  not  achieving  the  desired  target  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c)  the number of bio-diesel producing units in the country and percentage of bio-diesel  produced/used  and  exported  along  with  efforts  made/remedial measures  taken  by  the  Government  in  the  field  of  bio-diesel  production, Country/State-wise;
- (d) whether  the Government  proposes  to  start 15  industries for  second generation ethanol and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether ethanol can be easily produced from cotton straw, wheat straw, rice straw, bagasse and bamboo and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)    whether  the  ethanol  is  an  alternative  fuel  which  is  import  substitute,  cost effective and pollution free and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS  (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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(a)  :    The  Government,  through  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs),  is implementing  the  Ethanol  Blended  Petrol  (EBP)  Programme  under  which, OMCs sell ethanol blended petrol with percentage of ethanol upto 10% subject to  its  availability.  Since  its  inception,  the  scope  of  EBP  Programme  has  been progressively  widened  to  21  States  and  4  Union  Territories,  which  includes states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Ethanol supply has improved from 38 crore litres during ethanol supply year 2013-14 to 111 crore litres in 2015-16.  Though  the supply reduced to 66.5 crore  litres  in  2016-17  due  to  lower  cane,  molasses  availability  because  of drought in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the allocated quantity in ethanol supply year 2017-18 has increased to 139.5 crore litre.

(b)  &  (c):  To  encourage  production  of  Biodiesel  in  the  country,  Ministry  of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced a Biodiesel Purchase Policy, in October, 2005,  which  became  effective  from  1 st January  2006.  This  Policy  inter-alia envisages blending of bio-diesel with Diesel to the extent of five per cent.

The  Government, vide notification dated 29 th June,  2017, has allowed for direct  sale  of  Biodiesel  (B-100)  for  blending  with  High  Speed  Diesel  to  all consumers, in accordance with the specified blending limits and the standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.

As  per  Chhattisgarh  Biofuel  Development  Authority  (CBDA)  they  have produced  more  than  1,87,195  kg  of  semi  finished  /  finished  Biofuel  from Jatropha  seeds  during  April  2015  till  January  2018  at  CBDA  Biodiesel  plant (for demonstration purpose only).

Details regarding number of biodiesel producing units in the country, along with production capacity and biodiesel produced during 2017-18 (upto December  2017),  as  provided  by  Biodiesel  Association  of  India  (BDAI),  is given at Annexure. (d)  &  (e)  :  In  December,  2014,  the  Government  allowed  Second  Generation (2G) route for procurement of ethanol. Oil PSUs have entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with State Governments and Technology  Providers  for  setting  up  five  2G  ethanol  bio-refineries.    On 25.12.2016, foundation stone of the first 2G ethanol bio-refinery to be set up by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in Bathinda, Punjab, has been laid. Ethanol can also be produced from cellulosic and lignocellulosic feedstock such as cotton straw, wheat straw, rice straw, bagasse and bamboo. (f): Ethanol has higher octane than petrol, burns slowly and completely, and its blending with Petrol as per BIS specifications helps in reducing emissions.  The quantity so blended helps in substituting import.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1578 asked by Shri Vikram Usendi, Shri Santosh Kumar, Dr. Banshilal Mahato, Shri Hari Om Panday, Shrimati Neelam Sonker, Dr. Ratna De (Nag), Shri K. Ashok Kumar and Shri Manoj Tiwari to be answered on 5 th March, 2018 regarding  'Ethanol Blending in Petrol'

Details regarding number of biodiesel producing units in the country, along with production capacity  and  biodiesel  produced  during  2017-18  (upto  December  2017)  as  per  Biodiesel Association of India (BDAI)

|   S.No. | Name of Biodiesel Manufacturer                           | Location                                         | Capacity of the plant per annum (in MT)   | Production Details 2017- 18   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Biomax Fuels Ltd                                         | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh                    | 67,000                                    | NIL                           |
|       2 | Yantra Fintech Ltd                                       | Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.                      | 24,000                                    | 4000 MT                       |
|       3 | Kaleesuwari Refinery and Industry Private Ltd            | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh                         | 100000                                    | 27500 MT                      |
|       4 | Emami Agrotech Ltd.                                      | Kolkata, West Bengal                             | 1,00,000                                  | 20000 MT                      |
|       5 | Costal Energy                                            | Delhi                                            | 96,250                                    | Nil                           |
|       6 | Nova Biofuels                                            | Panipat, Haryana                                 | 22000                                     | Nil                           |
|       7 | Yamuna Bio Energy Pvt. Ltd.                              | Gujarat                                          | 42000                                     | 7210 KL                       |
|       8 | Monopoly Innovations Pvt Ltd                             | Mumbai, Maharashtra                              | 36000                                     | 6000 MT                       |
|       9 | Rajputana Biodiesel Pvt. Ltd.                            | Jaipur, Rajasthan                                | 1000                                      | Nil                           |
|      10 | Ruchi Biofuel Pvt Ltd                                    | Kandala ,Gujarat                                 | 10800                                     | Nil                           |
|      11 | M/s. Southern Online Biotechnologies Limited, Hyderabad. | Visakahpatnam, Andhra Pradesh State.             | 82500                                     | Nil                           |
|      12 | M/s. Southern Online Biotechnologies Limited, Hyderabad. | Samsthan Naraayanpur, Nalgonda, Telangana State. | 9900                                      | Nil                           |
|      13 | Kisaan Biotrading Pvt Ltd.                               | NCR                                              | 15000                                     | NIL                           |