[ad_1]
Nearly two million tonnes (MT) of sugar have been diverted for ethanol manufacturing over the past sugar season (October 2020 to September 2021), Sudhanshu Pandey, Meals Secretary, mentioned at a webinar on sugar output on Friday.
In the course of the present season, which began on Friday, about 3.5 MT of sugar are anticipated for use for ethanol manufacturing within the nation.
“[The] ethanol journey has simply begun. And, we look ahead to new technological interventions in future, and align our insurance policies and programmes in a way that we make the perfect of those worth chains and enrich all stakeholders… and in addition assist economies not solely in India however globally to prosper,” he mentioned.
Abinash Verma, Director Basic of the Indian Sugar Mills Affiliation, mentioned the opening inventory for the present sugar season is 8.5 MT and manufacturing is estimated to be 31 MT. Exports would account for shut to 6 million tonnes.The surplus sugar manufacturing within the nation goes for exports and as additionally for ethanol manufacturing.
President of the affiliation Niraj Shirgaokar mentioned India is now a web surplus sugar producer. Exports and better ethanol manufacturing would make the business sustainable, he added.
Supply- thehindu