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SAIL plans to set up country s first gas-to-ethanol plant in Maharashtra
Mukesh Kumar, the Director of Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) told that the plan is in line with the government s aim to reduce the country s dependence on import for crude oil besides addressing the issue of carbon emissions
PTI | January 24, 2021 | Updated 12:46 IST
SAIL s Chandrapur Ferro Alloy Plant (CFP) is the only public sector unit engaged in production of manganese based ferro alloys in the country
SAIL with the help of the Centre is planning to set up India s first gas to ethanol plant at its ferro alloy plant in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, according to an official. Mukesh Kumar, the Director of Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) told that the plan is in line with the government s aim to reduce the country s dependence on import for crude oil besides addressing the issue of carbon emissions.
SAIL planning to set up India s first gas-to-ethanol plant in Chandrapur PTI
Updated : Jan 24, 2021, 12:34 pm IST
It would cost around Rs 400 crore for to set up the plant, of which 20 per cent viable gas funding will be provided by the government
SAIL ferro alloy plant in Chandrapur (Image credit: www.sail.co.in)
New Delhi: SAIL with the help of the Centre is planning to set up India s first gas to ethanol plant at its ferro alloy plant in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, according to an official.
Mukesh Kumar, the Director of Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) told PTI that the plan is in line with the government s aim to reduce the country s dependence on import for crude oil besides addressing the issue of carbon emissions.
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(The NewzBox) The government on Friday proposed the adoption of E20 fuel a blend of 20% of ethanol and gasoline as an automobile fuel in order to reduce vehicular emissions as well as the country’s oil import bill.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification and invited comments from the public for adoption of the fuel. The current permissible level of blending is 10% of ethanol though India reached only 5.6% of blending in 2019.
“The notification facilitates the development of E20-compliant vehicles,” according to a statement. “It will also help in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, etc. It will help reduce the oil import bill, thereby saving foreign exchange and boosting energy security.”