October 3, 2025
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the 2nd Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana to the nation through video conferencing.
  • It is part of a long series of steps taken by the government over the years to boost the production and usage of biofuels in the country.
  • It is in line with the Prime Minister’s constant endeavour to transform the energy sector into being more affordable, accessible, efficient and sustainable.
  • The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built at an estimated cost of over nine hundred crore rupees by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
  • The project will turn a new chapter in India’s waste-to-wealth endeavours by utilising about two lakh tonnes of rice straw (parali) annually to generate around three crore litres of Ethanol per annum.
  • The project will also contribute to a reduction of Greenhouse Gases equivalent to about three lakh tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalent emissions per annum.
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