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Beyond E20: How Geopolitical Crisis and an Industry Standstill Forced India to Redraw its Ethanol Roadmap

As Brent crude spiked past $119 a barrel, India fast-tracked E22-E30 certification in weeks, reviving a Rs 50,000-crore ethanol industry that had been waiting.

02 Jul 2026 | 13879 Views | By Shahkar Abidi

In the last week of January, at a session tucked into the expanse of 'India Energy Week' in Goa, something resembling a small parliament convened in one of the meeting auditorium halls. About five dozen people; men and women from oil marketing companies, ethanol producers, vehicle engineers, a scattering of ...

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