NEW DELHI: The government wants to increase the level of mandatory blending of ethanol with petrol to 10 per cent. The current ceiling of blending is fixed at 5 per cent but availability of ethanol and pricing issues have come in the way of achieving the target.
Gadkari said the new policy will seek to address a wider source of ethanol, including bio-wastes, over and above the main source sugar.
In December 2014, the Cabinet had approved usage of non-food feed stocks besides molasses as source of ethanol to be used for blending in fuel.
Stressing on the significance of promoting ethanol blending, the minister said: “One lakh buses can run on alternative fuel in the country. A large number of buses can run on ethanol in Delhi, UP and Bihar.
