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Will 'assess' ethanol-blending plan before setting higher targets: Puri

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September 17, 2025

The government will “assess” the national ethanol blending programme before setting higher targets, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petro-Jeum and Natural Gas, on Tuesdayamidacontroversy over the initiative’s impact on vehicles.

- SUDHEER PAL SINGH

Will 'assess' ethanol-blending plan before setting higher targets: Puri

The programme aims to reduce the country’s reliance ‘on crude oil imports and cut carbon emissions by mixing ethanol with petrol. It had a goal of achieving 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol (E20) by 2025-26. The target was originally set for 2030 but

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