BPCL’S ethanol bio-refinery at Bargarh to boost green transition

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the ethanol bio-refinery plant being set up by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in Odisha’s Bargarh district would give momentum to green growth and sustainable development.

After inspecting the plant site, the Union Education and Skill Development Minister said the plant would provide employment opportunities to the youth of the region.

The plant would produce ethanol from straw, waste and spoiled rice. It would help in increasing the income of the farmers in the surrounding areas, including Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Balangir. Employment and self-employment opportunities would be created in the area.

This indigenously developed plant would promote green fuel. The bio-refinery will have the capacity to produce three crore litres of fuel-grade ethanol annually using rice straw as the feedstock. Ethanol produced from this plant will be blended with petrol. The cost of the project is around ₹1,607 crore.