Indian Oil Company gets 50 acres from UP government for 2G ethanol plant

In India, the Times of India reports that the Uttar Pradesh cabinet has given the green light to the Indian Oil Company to supply it with 50 acres where it can locate its proposed waste-based ethanol plant. The 30-year lease for the facility was one of the final steps required before the company could move forward with the project. The property provided for the ethanol plant is the Ghuriapar Farmer Cooperative Sugar Mill in Gorakhpur that has been mothballed for several years.