The Union Cabinet has approved the Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels -2018. The “National Policy on Biofuels – 2018” was notified by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on 04.06.2018 in supersession of National Policy on Biofuels, promulgated through the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, in 2009.
Salient features of amendment
- More feedstocks allowed for production of biofuels,
- Advancing the ethanol blending target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol to ESY 2025-26 from 2030,
- Promotion the production of biofuels in the country, under the Make in India program, by units located in Special Economic Zones (SEZ)/ Export Oriented Units (EoUs),
- Adding new members to the NBCC.
- Granting permission for export of biofuels in specific cases, and
- To delete/amend certain phrases in the Policy in line with decisions taken during the meetings of National Biofuel Coordination Committee.
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