Sugarcane juice production of ethanol is no longer prohibited...
The administration has made the decision to remove the prohibition on sugarcane juice ethanol production. The Food Ministry announced on saturday that sugarcane juice and jaggery with a high B content will still be utilized to produce ethanol. As a result, in 2023–2024, there won't be a decrease in the production of ethanol from green fuel. There won't be a disruption in the supply either. The government had already outlawed the manufacturing of ethanol from sugarcane juice.
The prohibition was put in place as a result of increased sugar prices.
The government outlawed on december 7 the usage of sugarcane juice and sugar syrup in the manufacturing of ethanol. According to the administration, this decision was made in light of the continuous supply and growing costs of sugar on the domestic market. Additionally, oil marketing firms will republish production goals for every distillery. Following this, the businesses must also notify the Food Ministry of their choice. Additionally, distilleries and sugar mills will need to submit production data.
Not going to be utilized in the manufacturing of alcohol or spirits
However the Food Ministry has issued new guidelines stating that heavy jaggery and sugarcane juice cannot be used to make liquor or spirits. C-heavy jaggery will be used to produce ethanol in all distilleries that use jaggery.
Fear of a drop in sugar production
According to Food Secretary sanjeev Chopra, the ministers met on friday and made this decision. The government made the decision to remove the ban on sugarcane juice and jaggery with a high B content. During the current fiscal year 2023–2024, ethanol will be produced from 17 lakh tonnes of sugar. Six lakh tonnes of sugar were used to produce ethanol prior to the ban. According to government predictions, the nation's sugar production will drop to roughly 33 million tons. 3.73 crore tonnes of sugar were produced in the most recent season.
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