The ethanol supply period for Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024–25 has been extended until November 10, 2025, for BPCL, HPCL, and MRPL.
In a communication to ethanol producers, the Oil Marketing Company (OMC) stated that BPCL, HPCL & MRPL shall receive ethanol against balance quantity of ESY24-25 POs till November 10, 2025 (Vendor Invoicing Date). Vendors must ensure that TTs dispatched by November 10, 2025 should report to respective OMC locations latest by November 15, 2025. BPCL, HPCL & MRPL shall not accept any ethanol TT invoiced after November 10, 2025 against ESY24-25 Purchase Orders. BPCL, HPCL & MRPL will also not accept any ethanol TT invoiced against ESY24-25 Purchase Orders reporting at their locations after November 15, 2025.
The communication also outlines the modalities applicable for the upliftment of FCI rice against ESY 2024–25 POs issued for BPCL, HPCL, and MRPL.
According to the communication, FCI shall accept payment from distillers for release of FCI Rice against ESY24-25 POs only till October 27, 2025. Upliftment of FCI Rice against Release Orders issued for ESY24-25 Purchase Orders to be completed by October 31, 2025. No FCI Rice will be issued against Release Orders for ESY24-25 POs beyond October 31, 2025.
Supplies for the extended period shall be taken as per requirement of individual OMC locations. All dispatches need to be made strictly against Indents issued / accepted in IEMS for the extended period also. OMCs reserve the right to return the TTs dispatched without valid IEMS Indent reported at location, according to the communications.
Respective OMCs i.e. BPCL, HPCL & MRPL will allocate/divert the balance quantities to deficit locations as per their requirement which shall be binding on the vendors for supply within the stipulated timelines.
During the ongoing ESY 2024–25, OMCs have received a total of 904.84 crore litres of ethanol from November to September. The total contracted quantity was 1131.70 crore litres. Of this, 598.14 crore litres of ethanol have been sourced from grains, while sugar-based feedstocks have contributed 306.70 crore litres.
Meanwhile, the average all-India ethanol blending percentage as of September 2025 stands at 19.17 per cent.
