Centre grants approval for 47 ethanol projects in Bihar

A total of 47 projects from Bihar have been issued in-principle approvals for interest subvention on bank loans for establishing new or expanding existing distilleries, the government said. Currently, 22 ethanol distilleries – 8 molasses-based and 14 grain-based – are operational in Bihar, Minister of State for Food Nimuben Jayatibhai Bambhaniya said in a written

Bihar aims to grow bigger in ethanol production

Bihar aims to achieve big in the ethanol production as 9 projects have started production with around 1500 kilo litres per day capacity. According a senior official from the state, Bihar is 6th largest producer of sugarcane in the country. Also, it ranks first in water availability. Along these, supporting policy will help the State

Air Products agrees to build industrial gas complex for IOCL

Air Products, the industrial gases leader has announced the signing of a long-term supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), India’s flagship national oil company. As part of the agreement, Air Products will build, own and operate (BOO) a new industrial gases complex supplying hydrogen, nitrogen and steam to IOCL’s Barauni Refinery in Bihar,

First greenfield ethanol plant inaugurated in Bihar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated a greenfield grain-based ethanol plant built at a cost of $1.37 million at Purnea. The project is a part of Bihar’s ambitious foray into ethanol production using sugarcane, maize and rice to meet the country’s fuel needs. The ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will