Indian sugar mills could boost ethanol production if incentives were place

In India, the sugar millers association says boosting ethanol production capacity will help the industry absorb the bumper sugarcane crop of 30 million metric tons expected during 2018/19, compared to 25 million tons seen for the upcoming 2017/18 season. Only 128 of 530 sugar mills in the country have ethanol production capacity installed with a total of 1.75 billion liters along with 33 standalone distilleries that produce nearly half a billion liters more, but mills will only look to install more capacity if the government’s policy is sufficiently attractive when it is finalized.