Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
ESTABLISHMENT OF BIO-ETHANOL PLANTS
Posted On:
29 JUL 2024 2:55PM by PIB Delhi
The government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support for setting up Second Generation (2G) bioethanol projects in the country in order to encourage the establishment of 2G bio-ethanol plant using cellulosic and lignocellulosic biomass including petrochemical route and other feedstocks.
Under this scheme, six commercial 2G bio-ethanol plants and four demonstration 2G bio-ethanol plants have been approved. The details are as under:
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Sl No.
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State
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District
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Entities
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Project Type
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1.
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Haryana
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Panipat
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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Commercial
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2.
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Odisha
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Bargarh
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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
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Commercial
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3.
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Punjab
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Bathinda
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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
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Commercial
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4.
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Assam
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Numaligarh
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Numaligarh Refineries Limited
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Commercial
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5.
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Karnataka
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Davangere
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Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
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Commercial
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6.
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Andhra Pradesh
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Nandyal
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RCPL
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Commercial
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7.
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Haryana
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Panipat
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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Demonstration
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8.
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Bihar
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Sagauli
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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
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Demonstration
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9.
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Maharashtra
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Sangli
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Lignopura Agrotech Pvt Ltd
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Demonstration
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10.
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Karnataka
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Sameerwadi
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Godavari Biorefineries Ltd
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Demonstration
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The 2G bio-ethanol plant set up by IOCL at Panipat, Haryana has been dedicated to the Nation on 10th August, 2022. The commercial bio-ethanol plants at Bathinda, Bargarh and Numaligarh are in advanced stages of construction.
IOCL has also set up a Third-Generation bio-ethanol plant at Panipat, Haryana.
This information was given by the MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS SHRI SURESH GOPI, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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