Marking a major step in India's transition towards flex-fuel mobility, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will launch E85 fuel today at an Indian Oil petrol pump on Pusa Road in Delhi.
E85 fuel has 85 percent ethanol and remaining 15 percent petrol. This composition of fuel is suitable for vehicles that run on any blend of ethanol up to 85 percent ethanol blending.
Initially, 50-100 dispensation stations will be set up in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur corridors. However, the count of outlets will be increased to 500 by December this year and around 5,000 outlets in major cities by the end of next year.
From 1.5 percent in 2014 to 20 percent in 2025, India gradually increased ethanol blending in petrol. The government’s latest move is expected to further reduce India’s energy dependence on foreign fossil fuels, conserve foreign exchange reserve and boost clean energy transition.
