Hardeep Puri – Union Minister:

India’s journey to be energy self-sufficient by 2047 has begun well.

India is now the world’s 3rd largest energy consumer, 3rd largest consumer of Oil, 3rd Largest LPG Consumer, 4th largest LNG importer, 4th largest refiner & 4th largest automobile market in the world.

India has taken concerted & focused steps to strengthen development of alternative fuels, including ethanol blending.

Blending of 10% ethanol was achieved 5 months in advance in June 2022.

Availability of E20 blended petrol to 2025 also advanced by 5 years from 2030.

In a historic moment for India’s Ethanol Blending Program! PM Sh Narendra Modi Ji launched 20% ethanol blended fuel E20 at India EnergyWeek 2023 in Bengaluru in Feb 2023.

Ethanol blending has also become a steady source of additional income for our farmers.