The Union Commerce Ministry has stated that India has not imported ethanol from the United States for blending with fuel.
In this regard, the ministry said in a press release issued on Thursday:
Recently, media reports claimed that India has been importing ethanol from the United States for blending with fuel, and that India plans to import large quantities of ethanol from that country in the future as well. This information is baseless and false.
Under the domestic policy for the petrol-ethanol blending programme, the ethanol used for blending with fuel is purchased entirely from domestic producers. India does not import ethanol from the United States for blending into fuel.
No concessions or assurances have been given in the India-US trade discussions regarding the import of ethanol from that country for this purpose.
Therefore, claims that the policy has been changed to allow large-scale imports of ethanol from that country for fuel use are misleading.
It has been stated that the country’s fuel blending program and ethanol procurement are continuing in accordance with the requirements determined by India’s domestic policy.
