Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have allocated around 1048 crore liters of ethanol against 1776 crore liters of offers submitted by manufacturers across the country for Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26 – Cycle 1. OMCs had invited tenders for the supply of 1050 crore liters of ethanol for ESY 2025-26.
In the given allocation, maize holds the largest share at 45.68 percent (around 478.9 crore liters), followed by FCI rice at 22.25 percent (around 233.3 crore litres), sugarcane juice at 15.82 percent (around 165.9 crore liters), B Heavy Molasses at 10.54 percent (around 110.5 crore liters), damaged food grains at 4.54 percent (around 47.6 crore liters), and C Heavy Molasses at 1.16 percent (around 12.2 crore liters).
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.
Recently, the Indian government has provided relief to ethanol producers by allowing sugar mills and distilleries to produce ethanol from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, B-heavy molasses, and C-heavy molasses without any restrictions for the ESY 2025–26.
To ensure a balance between ethanol production and sugar availability for domestic consumption, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), will regularly review the diversion of sugar for ethanol production.
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