Lok Sabha Question No. 4361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Clearance to Ethanol Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Margani Bharat, Geeta Kora

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  March, 2021

## Clearance to Ethanol Plants

†4361. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether the country has a capacity to produce 700 crore liters of ethanol, if so, the reasons that the country is not even able to produce 50% of it;
- (b)  the details of ethanol produced and procured by the Government during the last ten years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c)  the  extent  to  which  the  use  of  cereals  for  ethanol  helps  in  achieving  the production target and the target of blending it with petrol;
- (d)  whether the Government issues clearance for setting up of ethanol plant, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to set up ethanol plants in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir  and  Jharkhand,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

## ( ी धम धान (

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

(a): Department  of  Food  &  Public  Distribution  (DFPD)  has  informed  that  the total production capacity of alcohol and ethanol in the country is 684 crore litres per  annum. The production of ethanol mainly depends upon a number of factors including plant capacity, efficiency of plant  and machinery, availability of feedstocks, production cost of ethanol viz-a-viz its procurement price and available infrastructure.  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  allocated 325.5 crore litres till 08-03-2021 to be procured during the ongoing Ethanol Supply Year  (ESY)  2020-21  (December  2020  to  November  2021)  for  Ethanol  Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.

(b): Under the EBP Programme, the details of ethanol procured by Public Sector OMCs in last ten ESYs and the State-wise procurement is given at Annexure . (c): Government has allowed sugarcane and food grain based raw materials for ethanol production and in order to blend 10% ethanol in petrol by OMCs. Based on the offers received during ESY 2020-21, Public Sector OMCs have allocated 3.43 crore  litre  of  ethanol  to  be  procured  from  surplus  rice  sourced  from  Food Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  38.42  crore  litre  from  Damaged  Food  Grains (DFG)  unfit  for  human  consumption  and  maize.  The  combined  allocation  from rice, DFG/maize is 12.86% of the total allocation for ESY 2020-21.

(d)  &  (e):  The  sugar  mills/distilleries/private  entrepreneurs  are  free  to  set  up ethanol plants anywhere in India for production of ethanol after obtaining statutory clearances. Government has notified an interest subvention scheme to assist setting up of these ethanol production plants in the country.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4361 for 22.03.2021.

| Ethanol procured by Public Sector OMCs in last ten ESYs   | Ethanol procured by Public Sector OMCs in last ten ESYs   | Ethanol procured by Public Sector OMCs in last ten ESYs   | Ethanol procured by Public Sector OMCs in last ten ESYs   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| ESY                                                       | Ethanol Procured (crore litre)                            | ESY                                                       | Ethanol Procured (crore litre)                            |
| 2011-12                                                   | 30.60                                                     | 2016-17                                                   | 66.50                                                     |
| 2012-13                                                   | 15.40                                                     | 2017-18                                                   | 150.51                                                    |
| 2013-14                                                   | 38.00                                                     | 2018-19                                                   | 188.57                                                    |
| 2014-15                                                   | 67.42                                                     | 2019-20                                                   | 173.03                                                    |
| 2015-16                                                   | 111.41                                                    | 2020-21*                                                  | 80.10                                                     |

*Figures from 01.12.2020 to 08.03.2021

| State wise Ethanol Procured for ongoing ESY 2020-21 (01.12.2020 to 08.03.2021)   | State wise Ethanol Procured for ongoing ESY 2020-21 (01.12.2020 to 08.03.2021)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                            | Receipt Quantity (crore litre)                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 13.36                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                                                                      | 13.04                                                                            |
| Karnataka                                                                        | 8.17                                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 6.53                                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                                          | 5.10                                                                             |
| Haryana                                                                          | 4.54                                                                             |
| Telangana                                                                        | 4.49                                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 4.46                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 4.16                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                           | 3.51                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                            | 2.93                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 2.07                                                                             |
| Delhi                                                                            | 1.76                                                                             |
| Kerala                                                                           | 1.14                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                        | 0.89                                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                                                        | 0.84                                                                             |
| Uttrakhand                                                                       | 0.79                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 0.74                                                                             |
| Odisha                                                                           | 0.74                                                                             |
| Goa                                                                              | 0.72                                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                                      | 0.12                                                                             |
| TOTAL                                                                            | 80.10                                                                            |