As on 28th February, both the molasses-based distilleries and grain-based distilleries have supplied about 328 crore litres of ethanol to the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
Sources suggest that grain-based distilleries together accounted for approx. 209 crore litres of ethanol, contributing about 27% of the contracted quantity during the period.
Among the grain sources:
- Maize is the single largest contributor to ethanol production in the grain basket, supplying about 123 crore litres, accounting for 26% of its contracted volume.
- Surplus FCI Grain (SFG) supplied about 69 crore litres, representing 30% of the contracted quantity.
- Damaged food grains (DFG) contributed about 17 crore litres, achieving about 31% of the contracted supply.
Ethanol produced from molasses-based feedstocks is about 119 crore litres, achieving 41% of the contracted quantity.
- Sugarcane juice (SCJ) contributed about 94 crore litres, achieving 57% of its contracted volume.
- B-heavy molasses (BHM) supplied about 21 crore litres, reaching 19% of the contracted supply.
- C-heavy molasses (CHM) supplied about 4 crore litres, accounting for 29% of the contracted volume.
Against a contracted quantity of 1,058 crore litres for ESY 2025–26, the total ethanol supplied till February stood at around 328 crore litres, representing around 31% of the contracted volume.
