PM Narendra Modi on launches 20% ethanol blended petrol in 11 states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out petrol, blended with 20 per cent ethanol, at select petrol pumps in 11 states and Union Territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels.
PM Narendra Modi on launches 20% ethanol blended petrol in 11 states

 BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday rolled out petrol, blended with 20 per cent ethanol, at select petrol pumps in 11 states and Union Territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels.

The programme aims to reduce emissions and dependence on foreign countries. Authorities say that presently, 10 per cent ethanol is blended in petrol and it is aimed to double ethanol quantity by 2025. PM Modi, after launching 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol, stated that the use of ethanol has been increased in petrol from 1.5 per cent in 2014 to 10 per cent and it is now progressing to 20 per cent.

At first, 15 cities in the country will be covered and in the coming two years, 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol pumps will be expanded throughout the country. The country saved Rs 54,894 crore by reducing fuel import by 10 per cent. Ethanol-20 (petrol with 20 per cent ethanol) will be available at 84 petrol pumps in 11 states and Union Territories. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that India achieved blending of 10 per cent ethanol in petrol five months prior during June 2022, and now, 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol is delivered on pilot basis ahead of schedule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India's share in the global oil demand is expected to increase to 11 per cent, while the gas demand is expected to rise up to 500 per cent. He underlined that new opportunities for investment and collaboration are being created by the expanding energy sector of India. He said this in his address while inaugurating the India Energy Week at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Center (BIEC).

Quoting the International Energy Association, the Prime Minister remarked that India's energy demands will be highest in the present decade which presents an opportunity for the investors and stakeholders of the energy sector. He added that India's striving towards green growth and energy transition reflects its values. "Circular economy is part of life in the country. Reuse, recycle are our etiquettes," he said.

"In spite of the pandemic and war in 2022, India has been a global bright spot. When external circumstances were handled, all challenges were faced with internal resilience. Multiple factors helped India aided by a stable and decisive government. Secondly, sustained resources and thirdly socio and economic development at the grassroots level helped," he underlined. (IANS)

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