Guwahati: Petrol Pumps Start Selling Ethanol Blended Petrol

Guwahati: The petrol pumps in Guwahati have started selling ethanol blended petrol after the same was distributed to them by IOCL on Tuesday morning.

Earlier, these petrol pumps have protested against the move of Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to roll out 10 percent ethanol blended petrol across Northeast and 100 percent in Guwahati.

According to reports, the implementation of the same was held up till now due to unavailability of sufficient quantity of ethanol.

Meanwhile, there is a report which indicates that Diesel in most parts of the country may cost Rs 2 per litre more from October 1, while petrol in a few places such as North East may see a price hike after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman levied additional excise duty on fuel sold without blending it with ethanol or biodiesel.

"Blending of fuel is a priority of this Government. To encourage the efforts for blending of fuel, unblended fuel shall attract an additional differential excise duty of Rs 2 per litre from the 1st day of October 2022," Sitharaman had said in her Budget speech in the Lok Sabha.

Ethanol is a biofuel obtained from the fermentation of sugarcane and corn. Ethanol, primarily made from jaggery, serves as an alternative fuel solution to conventional petrol and diesel. It does not emit any particulate matter into the air.

As ethanol burns, its releases carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water etc. Most vehicles come with the technology to oxygenate carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. If compared to fossil fuel, the said fuel reduces nitrogen oxide emissions which make ethanol a cleaner and a renewable energy source.

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