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- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is encouraging sugar mills to diversify production into compressed bio-gas and other by-products to address surplus sugar issues and rural economic growth.
- The minister emphasized that India currently spends Rs 22 lakh crore annually on fossil fuel imports.
- Expanding bio-energy production could simultaneously lower these import costs and provide farmers with higher returns for their sugarcane and agricultural waste.
- Full implementation of a barrier-free electronic toll collection system is also expected to contribute to national fuel savings.
What to watch next
- Progress toward the March 2027 target for fully barrier-free tolling on national highways.
- Adoption rates of CBG production technology across the Indian sugar industry.
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Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways
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“Instead of dumping waste into road embankments, if we convert it into gas - into CBG - our imports will decline. Understand this figure: Rs 22 lakh crore. We are sending Rs 22 lakh crore out of our country to import fossil fuels - petrol, diesel, and gas”
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…production in India. Make gas, ethanol, aviation fuel Gadkari has called on sugar mills to expand into value-added by-products, particularly compressed bio-gas (CBG), ethanol, bio-manure and sustainable aviation fuel. " Instead of dumping waste into road embankments, if we convert it into gas - into CBG - our imports will decline. Understand this figure: Rs 22 lakh crore. We are sending Rs 22 lakh crore out of our country to import fossil fuels - petrol, diesel, and gas ," Gadkari said according to ANI. He pointed out that India's sugar output is between 300 and 350 lakh tonnes, while domestic consumption ranges from 280 to 300 lakh tonnes. The resulting surplus has put pressure on…
“The future of plain sugar is mediocre at best. I won't mince words: diversifying into complementary by-products guarantees a strong future”
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…The resulting surplus has put pressure on sugar prices. At the same time, he said, countries such as Brazil have a significantly lower production cost, at Rs 23 per kg compared with India's Rs 33 to Rs 34 per kg. " The future of plain sugar is mediocre at best. I won't mince words: diversifying into complementary by-products guarantees a strong future ," the Minister said. According to Gadkari, making better use of sugarcane by-products could also improve returns for farmers. He said the additional value generated through these products could eventually enable sugar…
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