Context:
India to scale down ethanol blending target to 18% for ESY 2024-25 amid compatibility concerns.
Highlights:
- The government will now scale down the percentage of ethanol from 20% to 18% for the ethanol supply year 2024-25.
- Most petrol-driven vehicles, except for Bharat Stage-VI, do not support E20 fuel.
- The EBP scheme focuses on blending 20% ethanol with petrol and consumption of E20 fuel in the entire ethanol supply years 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Ethanol blending is the process of mixing ethanol with gasoline to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
- What is ethanol?
- Ethanol is a renewable biofuel that’s a byproduct of processing sugarcane, rice husk, or maize. It’s also known as ethyl alcohol.
