Oil India plans to invest Rs 25,000 cr to achieve net-zero targets

State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore to achieve its net-zero emissions target, the oil and gas explorer’s Chairman and Managing Director Ranjit Rath said. Rath said at a press conference that OIL commits to invest in green hydrogen, setting up of 2G ethanol plant, compressed biogas plants, carbon capture utilisation

India to begin rolling out E20 in April

The Indian government planning to slowly start in E20 blending in April, ahead of the 2025/26 nationwide blending mandate. The country has five 2G ethanol plants currently under development while it has been supporting sugarcane- and grain-based ethanol distillery installation through soft financing and ever-higher prices over the last several years at it ramps up

HPCL to set up 2G ethanol plant in Bathinda

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has roped in Engineers India Ltd (EIL), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for setting up India’s first second generation (2G) ethanol bio-refinery in Bathinda at a cost of Rs 600 crore. The proposed capacity of the plant will be 100 kilolitres

Indian PM to dedicate 2G ethanol plant in Panipat to nation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a second generation (2G) ethanol plant tomorrow. The plant was built at an estimated cost of $11.31 million (Rs 900 crore) in Haryana’s Panipat. The dedication of the plant is part of a long series of steps taken by the government over the years to