ESTABLISHMENT OF BIO-ETHANOL PLANTS
ESTABLISHMENT OF BIO-ETHANOL PLANTS
The government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support for setting up Second Generation (2G) bioethanol projects in the country in order to encourage the establishment of 2G bio-ethanol plant using cellulosic and lignocellulosic biomass including petrochemical route and other feedstocks.
Under this scheme, six commercial 2G bio-ethanol plants and four demonstration 2G bio-ethanol plants have been approved. The details are as under:
Sl No.
State
District
Entities
Project Type
1.
Haryana
Panipat
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Commercial
2.
Odisha
Bargarh
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Commercial
3.
Punjab
Bathinda
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Commercial
4.
Assam
Numaligarh
Numaligarh Refineries Limited
Commercial
5.
Karnataka
Davangere
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
Commercial
6.
Andhra Pradesh
Nandyal
RCPL
Commercial
7.
Haryana
Panipat
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Demonstration
8.
Bihar
Sagauli
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Demonstration
9.
Maharashtra
Sangli
Lignopura Agrotech Pvt Ltd
Demonstration
10.
Karnataka
Sameerwadi
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd
Demonstration
The 2G bio-ethanol plant set up by IOCL at Panipat, Haryana has been dedicated to the Nation on 10th August, 2022. The commercial bio-ethanol plants at Bathinda, Bargarh and Numaligarh are in advanced stages of construction.
IOCL has also set up a Third-Generation bio-ethanol plant at Panipat, Haryana.
This information was given by the MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS SHRI SURESH GOPI, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.