Ethanol – A Viable Alternative
India got a 2G ethanol plant at Indian Oil Corporation’s Panipatrefnery in Haryana on the occasion of World Biofuel Day 2022 i.e August 10. The overall objective is to cut air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region caused by stubble burning in Haryana. It aims to utilise about 2 lakh tonnes of rice straw (crop residue/parali) annually to generate around 3 crorelitres of ethanol per year.