Authored policy snapshot · verify current delivery against MoPNG and OMC releases

Ethanol Blending — 1.5% to 20% in a decade.

This policy snapshot follows the EBP programme from its early rollout to the E20 target. It does not verify the current blend, state availability, feedstock mix, or plant count.

01 / 04The policy

EBP20 — 20% ethanol in petrol by 2025-26

National Biofuel Policy 2018 + 2022 amendment

The National Biofuel Policy (2018, amended 2022) committed India to:

E20 (20% ethanol) target advanced from 2030 to 2025-26
Nationwide E20 availability by April 2025 across OMC retail
Flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) mandate phased from 2025 onward
2G ethanol (lignocellulosic) capacity build-out

The target path and reported blend levels need a fresh MoPNG or OMC release before being read as current delivery.

02 / 04Feedstock

Sugarcane molasses → grain → 2G biomass

Triple-tiered sourcing

03 / 04Economics

Who wins, who pays

Farmer up · OMC margin pressure · consumer untouched

04 / 04What could slow it

Water, land, and calorific limits

The structural ceilings