The Indian Government has set the target of achieving 20 per cent blending of ethanol (E20) in
petrol by 2025-26. This is projected to achieve savings of about $4 billion in country’s annual oil import
bill. The NITI Aayog projects country’s annual ethanol requirement at 10.16 billion litres to achieve the
E20 mandate and an additional 3.34 billion litres to meet the demand from other industries.
