Recent developments

In February 2025, the national average ethanol penetration reached 19.68% v/v, shy away from the government’s target of 20% v/v by ethanol supply year (ESY) 2025-2026. ESY 2025-2026 runs from November 1, 2025, to October 31, 2026.

Since the end of December 2024, E20 (gasoline containing 19-20% v/v ethanol) has been sold in 17,400 fuel stations across the country. The government started the E20 rollout in 84 fuel stations in 11 states/union territories in February 2023, a few months earlier than the original target of April 1, 2023.

On March 15, 2024, India’s government launched Ethanol100 (92-94% v/v ethanol blended with 4-5% v/v gasoline) in 185 Indian Oil fuel stations across five states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. The plan is