How does ethanol blending in fuels aid Indias energy transition? | In Focus

Published: June 10, 2022, 4:52 p.m.

Last week, the government announced that India had met the target of 10% ethanol blending with motor fuel ahead of time. The target for 20% blending had earlier been brought forward to 2025 from 2030.\nBut is this the path that India should choose? Are there better alternatives to ethanol? What is the downside to the use of ethanol?\nGuest: Dr. Charles Worringham, an Australia-based former academic and now independent researcher and a guest contributor for Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, the IEEFA, with a special interest in India\u2019s energy transition\nHost: K. Bharat Kumar\nEdited by Ranjani Srinivasan