The government is weighing a stronger push towards flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) as it looks to deepen ethanol use in the transport sector amid rising global supply concerns. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is scheduled to hold a key stakeholder meeting on Monday to chart out a roadmap for adopting flex fuel vehicles in India, top government sources told NDTV Profit.
The meeting, to be chaired by the Additional Secretary at MoPNG at 3:30 pm, will be attended by representatives from oil marketing companies, automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders. Discussions are expected to focus on policy measures needed to expand ethanol blending beyond the current mandate.
India presently follows an E20 programme, under which petrol is blended with 20 per cent ethanol. The government is now exploring options to move towards flex fuel vehicles capable of running on ethanol blends of up to 85%. The renewed push is said to be driven in part by the ongoing Middle East crisis, as the Centre seeks to reduce India's dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthen energy security.
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