In India, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with a total outlay of Rs.23,731 crore. GOBARdhan marks a defining moment in India’s clean energy journey. It will transform the country’s abundant agricultural residue, cattle dung, press mud, municipal organic waste and other […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports Supreme Court has allowed state-owned oil marketing companies to proceed with contracts for an additional 1.49 billion liters of ethanol under the 2025-26 Ethanol Supply Year. The interim ruling also ensures suppliers without long-term offtake agreements receive equal treatment during the additional procurement process. The decision stems from […]
In India, Universal Biofuels secured allocations to supply more than 18 million liters of biodiesel to India’s three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) during a three-month period, which is expected to generate approximately $17 million in revenue. In addition to OMC customers, Universal is supplying private commercial customers with distilled biodiesel. Additional OMC fuel supply […]
In India, Outlook India reports the country’s Food Corporation of India supplied 6.35 million metric tons of rice to ethanol producers between June 2025 and June 2026 at prices nearly 40% below its average procurement cost, according to a government statement. The rice, valued at $1.5 billion, was sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme […]
In India, Energy Innovation and UC Berkeley said in a report that power-and-biomass-to-liquids (PBtL) in India is ready for commercial demonstration and growth, outcompetes other SAF technologies on cost, carbon intensity, and resource efficiency, and delivers a range of co-benefits such as avoiding premature deaths from local air pollution. Specifically, India’s PBtL route can produce […]
In India, compostable biopolymers pioneer Natur-Tec India Private Limited and agchem major Bayer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop biodegradable and compostable seedling cups designed to transform nursery practices and advance sustainable agriculture. Specifically, the collaboration aims to eliminate single-use plastic nursery cups, while ensuring full compatibility with widely used nematicides and […]
In India, KPMG launched a comprehensive perspective on the evolution of India’s ethanol blending programme and its transition into a large-scale, integrated transport fuel ecosystem. Over the past decade, the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme has scaled significantly, with blending levels rising from ~1.5 per cent in 2013–14 to achieving E20 much ahead of schedule […]
In India, Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED) has received approval for ₹150 crore financial assistance under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG)’s PM JI-VAN Yojana through the Centre for High Technology (CHT) for setting up a 91,000 liter per day second generation (2G) Ethanol Biorefinery at Wave Sugar, Dhanaura, Uttar Pradesh. The project […]
In India, GPS Renewables has raised ₹635 crore in Series C Funding. The Series C round comprises ₹125 crore in equity funding led by PixelSky Capital, with participation from the Spectrum Impact Family office and other investors. This is further coupled with a tie-up for equity under the asset hold-co, Arya of ₹200 crore from […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports the government has waived excise duty on E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel blends to make way for higher blends as the government seek to build 500 ethanol stations around the country by year’s end. The rush past E20 has been fueled by geopolitical instability in the […]
