The ethanol industry in India is actively working to enhance production capacity in order to increase biofuel output and meet the government’s ethanol blending targets.
India Glycols Limited is also expanding its ethanol production capabilities. Company has successfully added further capacity of 100 KLPD to the existing Grain Based Distillery at Kashipur (Uttarakhand). With this, the revised enhanced capacity of Grain Based Distillery at Kashipur (Uttarakhand) is 500 KLPD and is commissioned. Company also informed that it has further added capacity of 180 KLPD to the existing Bio-Fuel Ethanol plant (Ethanol to Bio-Fuel conversion) at Kashipur (Uttarakhand). With this, the revised enhanced capacity of Bio-Fuel Ethanol plant (Ethanol to Bio-Fuel conversion) at Kashipur (Uttarakhand) is 590 KLPD and is commissioned.
Furthermore, the company has added 2,500 MT/year (depending on the product mix) to its facilities for new value-added chemical products at the same location, which now totals 7,500 MT/year. The remaining facilities are expected to be operational by Q1 of FY26.
India Glycols also noted the work for enhancement of Grain Based Distillery capacity by 180 KLPD and the Bio-Fuel Ethanol plant (Ethanol to Bio-Fuel conversion) by 90 KLPD at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) is in progress and the same is expected to be commissioned by Q4/FY25
The government aims for a 20 percent ethanol blending target by 2025. In August, ethanol blending in petrol reached 15.8 percent, with cumulative blending from November 2023 to August 2024 at 13.6 percent.
According to the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), India’s ethanol production capacity has increased significantly, rising from 518 crore liters in 2017-18 to 1,648 crore till date, underscoring the government’s commitment to a greener future.
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Congratulations to Chairman Mr Bhartia and his team at India Glycols Ltd for increasing the production of ethanol from the grain based distilleries. The food versus fuel conflict will sooner or later will create economic, social and or political conflict in their ethanol operations. I wish you much success !