New Delhi: Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi on 8 December informed Parliament that India’s ethanol blending programme has recorded a steady rise over the past five years, with the blending rate touching 19.24 per cent in the 2024-25 supply year.
According to official data, oil marketing companies blended 1,022.4 crore litres of ethanol with petrol between November 2024 and October 2025, the highest so far. This marks a sharp increase from 707.40 crore litres blended in the previous year, when the blending percentage stood at 14.60 per cent.
The Minister said ethanol blending has expanded consistently since 2020-21. During 2020-21, India blended 302.30 crore litres of ethanol at an 8.10 per cent rate. This increased to 433.60 crore litres (10.02 per cent) in 2021-22, and further to 508.50 crore litres (12.06 per cent) in 2022-23, followed by a major jump in 2023-24.
Gopi also noted that procurement prices have risen over the years. For 2024-25, the average procurement cost stands at Rs 71.55 per litre, inclusive of transport and GST, higher than the cost of refined petrol.
He clarified that petrol pricing, including ethanol-blended petrol, has been market-determined since 26 June 2010. Oil marketing companies decide prices based on global product rates and domestic market conditions.
