E20 petrol will be available at spl fuel stations by 2025
The first E20 outlet was opened on February 8 this year and as of now their number has crossed 600
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Mumbai Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said by 2025, the entire country will have special fuel stations retailing E20 petrol, drawing confidence from the faster rollout of such fuel stations.
E20 fuel is a blend of 20 per cent ethanol with petrol. The first E20 outlet was opened on February 8 this year, ahead of the targeted April launch, and as of now their number has crossed 600 and will cover the entire country by 2025, Puri told the AGM of the industry lobby IMC Chamber through a video message.
He also said the ministry will be launching a global biofuel alliance later this month. The minister said ethanol blending in petrol has gone up from 1.53 per cent in 2013-14, to over 11.5 per cent as of March 2023. In volume terms, ethanol blended petrol has increased from 38 crore litres in 2013-14 to 433.6 crore litres in 2021-22.
Similarly, he said the number of petrol pumps selling biofuels has increased three-fold from over 29,890 in 2016-17, to more than 67,640.
