Lok Sabha Question No. 3044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Ethanol Production from Sugar byproducts
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3044

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH MARCH, 2025

## ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM SUGAR BYPRODUCTS

## 3044. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to  state:

- (a) the details of  ethanol production from sugar byproducts during each of  the last five years and the current year State-wise;

- (b) the  details  of  ethanol production from  sugar byproducts,  other than  sugar byproducts, during the said period, State-wise;

- (c) whether it is  true that  the  Cabinet Committee on  Economic Affairs has  increased procurement price of C-heavy molasses ethanol recently and if so, the details thereof;

- (d) whether the country is on course to achieve 20% ethanol blending by 2025-26 and if  so, the alternate methods being adopted by the Government to achieve the target; and

- (e) if  not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) & (b): Currently,  ethanol for blending  in petrol is majorly produced from a variety of sugarcane based feedstock i.e. sugarcane juice/sugar  syrup/  sugar including  sugar by-products (B-heavy  Molasses and C-heavy Molasses) and grain  based feedstock i.e. Maize,  Damaged foodgrains and Rice. Ethanol is being used for blending in petrol and other industrial uses. The production of  ethanol for petrol  blending is  determined through demand from  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) for blending in petrol. Feedstock wise tenders are allotted by  OMCs to ethanol distilleries.  As  such, there is no inter-state restriction  for  supply of  ethanol to  OMCs. Therefore, state-wise ethanol production figures are not  determined. The details of  total ethanol production from  sugarcane based feedstock including  sugar by-products and grain based feedstock during  each of the last five  years and the current  year are given at Annexure.

(c): The Government has revised the ex-mill procurement price of 'C' heavy molasses ethanol for Ethanol Supply Year 2024-25 from Rs.56.28 per litre to Rs.57.97 per litre.

(d) & (e): The  National Policy  on  Biofuels -  2018, as  amended in  2022, interalia  advanced the target of  20% blending of  ethanol in petrol to Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 from  year 2030. Public  Sector OMCs have achieved the target of  10% ethanol blending in petrol in  June 2022 i.e. five  months ahead of  the target during ESY 2021-22. Blending of ethanol further increased to 12.06% in ESY 2022-23, 14.60% in ESY 2023-24 and 17.98% in  ESY 2024-25 upto 28th February 2025. For the month of February 2025, ethanol blending of  19.68% was achieved by Public  Sector OMCs.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3044 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2025

| Feed Stock                         | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   | Quantity of ethanol produced and supplied to OMCs (in Crore litres)   |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Feed Stock                         | ESY 2019-20                                                           | ILSY 2020-21                                                          | ESY 2021-22                                                           | ESY 2022-23                                                           | ESY 2023-24                                                           | ESY 2024-25 (as on 28.2.2025)                                         |
| C-Heavv Molasses                   | 74.12                                                                 | 38.90                                                                 | 10.06                                                                 | 5.60                                                                  | 57.56                                                                 | 2.63                                                                  |
| B-Heavy N4olasses                  | 68.14                                                                 | 183.00                                                                | 249.43                                                                | 235.30                                                                | 148.81                                                                | 21 ,69                                                                |
| Sugarcane Juice/ SugarSyrup/ Sugar | 14.83                                                                 | 39.00                                                                 | 80.26                                                                 | 128.40                                                                | 63.90                                                                 | I1 6.16                                                               |
| DamagedFood Grain(DFG)             | 15.94                                                                 | 39.30                                                                 | 22.59                                                                 | 3 1.90                                                                | 115.62                                                                | 18.95                                                                 |
| Maize                              | 0                                                                     | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 31.50                                                                 | 286.47                                                                | 119.45                                                                |
| FCI Rice                           | 0                                                                     | 2.20                                                                  | 45.75                                                                 | 73.70                                                                 | 0.13                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  |
| Total                              | 173.03                                                                | 302.40                                                                | 408.09                                                                | 506.40                                                                | 1 672.49                                                              | 278.88                                                                |

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