Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on July 11, 2021 inaugurated the country’s first commercial liquified natural gas (LNG) filling station in Nagpur.
- While inaugurating the station, Shri Gadkari said the use of ethanol as vehicle fuel would help save at least Rs 20 per litre despite its lower calorific value compared to petrol. His ministry is likely to announce a policy for flex-fuel engines soon, which will encourage automobile manufacturers to produce them. These engines can run on more than one fuel and also a mixture of fuels.
- He also said that indigenous fuels such as ethanol, methanol and bio-CNG would give tough competition to imported crude oil and that’s the only way to get the best price for consumers.
