India Bars Sugar-Based Ethanol From 2026-27 Tender For Petrol Blend
The tender, issued on October 16 by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on behalf of oil marketing companies (OMCs), seeks bids for around 11 billion litres of ethanol for the supply year beginning November to meet the requirement of doping 20 per cent ethanol in petrol.
State-run oil marketing companies have barred ethanol produced from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and B-heavy molasses from their latest procurement tender for the 2026-27 supply year. According to The Hindu, this decision aims to protect domestic sugar supplies following poor rainfall in states like Karnataka and Maharashtra, which raised concerns regarding sugar availability and rising prices.
The tender was issued on October 16 by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on behalf of oil marketing companies to seek bids for approximately 11 billion litres of ethanol. This volume is intended to meet the requirement for 20 per cent ethanol doping in petrol for the supply year beginning in November, as reported by both NDTV and The Hindu.
The Hindu also reports that the tender reduces the incentive for maize-based ethanol by lowering the procurement price to ₹68.86.
Brief written by urgent.news from NDTV, The Hindu — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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