Ethanol glut in India fuels search for new buyers
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India's ethanol producers are seeking new market opportunities as rapid capacity expansion leads to a significant domestic supply surplus.
The Economic TimesThe brief
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- India's installed ethanol capacity has outpaced current domestic demand for fuel blending.
- Distilleries are operating at roughly 60% capacity as the government pauses mandates for higher fuel blends like E25 and E30.
- Stakeholders are exploring diesel blending and potential export options to manage the surplus.
- This surplus highlights challenges in scaling the national biofuels program to meet production capacity.
What to watch next
- Decision on potential diesel-ethanol blending mandate
- Expansion of ethanol exports to countries like Nepal
- Commercialization of bio-isobutanol technology in Q3 FY27
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Ravindra Utgikar
chief sales officer at Wilo India
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“Instead of mandating a single blend for all, we should move to differential pricing for different ethanol blends — E10, E20, E85”
In the article
…backlash against E20. The roadmap remains capped at E20 until October 31, 2026, and the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the programme’s long-term impact will become clear only by 2027. Differential Pricing “ Instead of mandating a single blend for all, we should move to differential pricing for different ethanol blends — E10, E20, E85 ,” said Ravindra Utgikar, chief sales officer at Wilo India, a major provider of pumping systems to ethanol distillers. “This is already working well in the US and Brazil. It gives vehicle owners the choice to pick fuel…
Ashish Gaikwad
managing director, Praj Industries
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“Our bio-isobutanol technology is ready for commercialisation and scale-up, and we expect the first order in the current quarter of FY27.”
In the article
…Association (GEMA) is in talks with Nepal, which plans a 10% blending mandate but lacks feedstock and distillery capacity. The government and industry are exploring possibilities of blending ethanol with diesel now. “ Our bio-isobutanol technology is ready for commercialisation and scale-up, and we expect the first order in the current quarter of FY27. With diesel demand far larger than petrol, bio-IBA blending could become a significant milestone in India’s biofuels journey,” said Ashish Gaikwad, managing director, Praj Industries, an industrial biotechnology and…
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