Lok Sabha Question No. 3620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Production of Ethanol
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Hemant Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3620

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  March, 2020

## Production of Ethanol

## 3620. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a)  the total quantum of production of ethanol in the country during each of the last three years and the estimated production in the current year;
- (b) whether the Government targets on production of ethanol blended fuel are being met, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether the ethanol produced from molasses instead of sugarcane is more useful and beneficial and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the production  of  ethanol directly  from  sugarcane  is permitted in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the names of major mills which are producing ethanol directly from sugarcane; and
- (e) the measures  taken/being taken by the Government  to  increase  the production of ethanol and promote its usage in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  ethanol  procured  for  ethanol  blended  petrol  by  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the last three years is as under:

| Ethanol Supply Year (ESY)*   |   Quantity (in crore litre) |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2016-17                      |                        66.5 |
| 2017-18                      |                       150.5 |
| 2018-19                      |                       188.6 |

Based  on  the  offers  received  so  far  from  ethanol  manufacturers,  the  amount  of ethanol contracted by OMCs for supply during the current  ESY is 139.56 crore litre.

National Biofuel Policy -2018 envisages an indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol  in  petrol  to  be  achieved  by  2030.  The  ethanol  blending  depends  on  the availability  of  ethanol  which  further  depends  on  availability  of  raw  material  for ethanol production viz, sugarcane, damaged food-grains unfit for human consumption, etc. and supply demand scenario in other ethanol consuming sectors like potable alcohol, pharma, chemical, petrochemicals, etc

(c): Department  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution  (DFPD)  has  informed  that ethanol produced  either from  molasses  or sugarcane  is  same  and equally beneficial.

(d): The  names  of  major  mills  which  are  producing  ethanol  directly  from sugarcane juice/sugar/sugar syrup are annexed.

(e): The  important  measures  taken  to  increase  the  production  of  ethanol  for blending include :

- (i) Encouraging production of ethanol from sugarcane  juice and sugar/sugar syrup.
- (ii) Fixing remunerative ex-mill price of ethanol from various feed stocks.
- (iii)  Extending interest subvention to distilleries.
- (iv) Amendment to Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951, for free movement  of  denatured ethanol for Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.
- (v)  Reduction in Goods & Service Tax on ethanol meant for EBP Programme from 18% to 5%.
- (vi)  Extension  of  EBP  Programme  to  whole  of  India  except  island  UTs  of Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep with effect from 01.04.2019.
- (vii) Enhancing ethanol storage at Oil Marketing Companies locations,
- (viii) Formulating an 'Ethanol Procurement Policy on a long term basis under Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme'.

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ANNEXURE

(LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3620 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  March, 2020)

## List of major Sugar Mills producing ethanol from Sugarcane Juice / Sugar / Sugar syrup

|   S. NO. | NAME                                                          |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CORE GREEN SUGAR &FUELS PVT LTD                               |
|        2 | DHAMPUR SUGAR MILLS LIMITED                                   |
|        3 | EID PARRY INDIA LIMITED                                       |
|        4 | GODAVARI BIOREFINERIES LTD.                                   |
|        5 | JAKRAYA SUGAR LTD.                                            |
|        6 | JAMKHANDI SUGARS LTD.                                         |
|        7 | LOKNETE SUNDERRAOJI SOLANKE S S K LTD.                        |
|        8 | RANA SUGARS LTD (DISTILLERY DIVISION)                         |
|        9 | SHAMANUR SUGARS LIMITED                                       |
|       10 | SHARAYU AGRO INDUSTRIES LTD                                   |
|       11 | SHREE RENUKA SUGARS LTD                                       |
|       12 | SHREE TATYASAHEB KORE WARANA SAHAKARI SAKHAR KARKHANA LIMITED |
|       13 | SHREE SAIPRIYA SUGARS LIMITED                                 |
|       14 | NIRANI SUGARS LTD (DISTILLERY DIVISION)                       |
|       15 | UTOPIAN SUGARS LTD.                                           |
|       16 | YEDESHWARI AGRO PRODUCTS LTD.                                 |
|       17 | KPR SUGAR MILL LIMITED                                        |