India is making significant progress in its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme as it ramps up ethanol production.
In the current Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25, ethanol blending in petrol reached 19.7 per cent in April, while the cumulative average ethanol blending from November 2024 to April 2025 stood at 18.6 per cent.
Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) received 87.9 crore liters of ethanol under the EBP program in April 2025, bringing the cumulative total to 457.4 crore liters from November 2024 to April 2025.
According to official data, the ethanol blended under the EBP program in April 2025 totaled 86 crore liters, bringing the total to 477.1 crore liters from November 2024 to April 2025.
As per the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), under the EBP Programme, ethanol supplies have increased from 38 crore liters in ESY 2013-14 to 707.4 crore liters in ESY 2023-24, achieving an average blending of 14.6 per cent ethanol in petrol.
