SALE OF PETROL WITH 5% ETHANOL MADE MANDATORY

The Union Cabinet has directed the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to make it mandatory for all oil marketing companies to sell petrol mixed with 5 per cent of ethanol.

On Thursday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs made it mandatory for the oil companies to sell petrol with five per cent ethanol. On Thursday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs made it mandatory for the oil companies to sell petrol with five per cent ethanol. “the CCEA reiterated an earlier decision that there shall be a mandatory blending of five per cent of ethanol. It has instructed the Petroleum Ministry to ensure that all oil marketing companies implement the decision, “Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram told journalist here.

To ensure that there was no hitch in supply of ethanol, a small group of officials, representing the Ministries of Food and Consumer Affairs, Renewable Energy and Petroleum and Natural Gas, would be constituted, he said.

The group of officials would monitor the demand and supply of ethanol and ensue that the environment-friendly programme was implemented in letter and in spirit.

-Sujay Mehdudia
The Hindu
13 Nov. 2009