Browse > Home / International / Indian officials admit far short of ethanol for meeting E5 goal

Indian officials admit far short of ethanol for meeting E5 goal

August 29, 2007

Indian official admitted today in an article published in the Times of India that they are far short of the ethanol acquisitions needed to make E5 a reality. India projects that it will have acquired 60 million gallons of ethanol by year end, with a minimum of 130 million gallons needed to fulfill the E5 requirement. The admission comes as India contemplates inmposing an E10 standard, which would require ethanol acquisition at levels the officials stated they had no way of meeting at the preset time.

India is known to be taking a strong interest in Brazilian ethanol, with several Indian companies expressing interest in acquiring ethanol production facilities there.

  • Indian fuel distributors say they can procure enough ethanol to support an E10 mandate
    • Fuel distributors disputed government officials' assertions that the country cannot produce enough ethanol to support an E10 mandate. They stated that they have procured 120 million gallons of ethanol...
  • Indian ag minister calls 10-state meeting to coordinate sugar ethanol production
    • A meeting has been called by the Indian agriculture minister to coordinate efforts of ten sugar-producing Indian states regarding ethanol blending targets. India recently announced an E10 ethanol m...
  • India to import ethanol and biodiesel from Brazil
    • In India, Bharat Petroleum signed with Brazilian giant Petrobras to bring import biodiesel and ethanol. There has been extensive discussion in the Indian press of the current production capability of...
  • New Indian freedoms on ethanol production to reduce sugar glut by 2 million metric tons
    • In India, the new rule allowing ethanol to be produced directly from sugar cane, instead of molasses, is expected to ease the sugar glut which threatens the Indian industry, by reducing the Indian sug...
  • Meeting Oregon’s Renewable Fuel Standard: can local producers produce the goods?
    • In Oregon, a debate continues over whether large-scale national producers or small-scale local producers should be the base for meeting Oregon's new renewable fuel standard (RFS). The B2 mandate in t...
  • India well short of meeting E5 mandate in actual procurement, news service says
    • In India, the Hindu Business Line has weighed in one the continuing debate over whether India has secured enough ethanol to meet its E5 mandate. The news service reports that three state-owned oil ...

    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International 

    Comments

    One Response to “Indian officials admit far short of ethanol for meeting E5 goal”

    1. Indian fuel distributors say they can procure enough ethanol to support an E10 mandate | BioFuels Digest on August 31st, 2007 12:35 pm

      [...] Fuel distributors disputed government officials’ assertions that the country cannot produce enough ethanol to support an E10 mandate. They stated that they have procured 120 million gallons of ethanol, almost half the 295 million gallon  ethanol requirement to support E10 if it is imposed in the country. Previously, Biofuels Digest reported on a Times of India article quoting Indian officials who say the country would acquire 60 million gallons of ethanol by year end. [...]

    Got something to say?

    You must be logged in to post a comment.