India continues to make strong progress in its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, significantly scaling up both ethanol production and blending levels.
According to the sources, during the current Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024–25, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) received 85.34 crore litres of ethanol under the EBP Programme in July 2025 alone. This brought the cumulative ethanol offtake by OMCs to 722.74 crore litres for the November–July period.
So far in ESY 2024–25, ethanol supply from grains stands at 448.93 crore litres, while supply from sugar-based feedstocks stands at 273.81 crore litres.
India has successfully achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol in 2025, five years ahead of its target, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri recently announced.
This remarkable growth has helped reduce the country’s dependence on imported crude oil, leading to a significant saving of Rs. 1.36 lakh crore in foreign exchange.
At the same time, Rs. 1.96 lakh crore has been paid to distilleries, fueling the expansion of the biofuel industry, while Rs. 1.18 lakh crore has gone directly to farmers, boosting rural incomes and strengthening the agricultural economy, Puri added.
The environmental impact of this shift has also been significant, with 698 lakh tonnes of CO₂ emissions reduced due to the adoption of cleaner fuel.
