Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation the Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant at Panipat in Haryana through video conferencing.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the 2 G Ethanol plant will strengthen the effort to boost production and usage of biofuels in the country.
The Prime Minister asserted plant will minimize the pollution level in Delhi, NCR and Haryana. Also, it will save the environment.
He said Ethanol blending in petrol in the country increased to around 8 per cent in the last 7 to 8 years. Mr Modi said that country saved at least 50 thousand crore rupees following the introduction of Ethanol blending process and the amount diverted to the farmers. The Prime Minister said that biofuels have various advantages.
The plant is part of a long series of steps taken by the government over the years to boost the production and usage of biofuels in the country.
It is in line with the Prime Minister’s constant endeavour to transform the energy sector into being more affordable, accessible, efficient and sustainable.
The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built at an estimated cost of over nine hundred crore rupees by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
The project will turn a new chapter in India’s waste-to-wealth endeavours by utilising about two lakh tonnes of rice straw or (parali) annually to generate around three crore litres of Ethanol per annum. The project will also contribute to a reduction of Greenhouse Gases equivalent to about three lakh tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalent emissions per annum.
