India to propose global biofuels alliance at 2023 G20 summit

December 1, 2022 |

In India, Mint reported that Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas. Hardeep Singh Puri stated that the country will advocate for a global alliance on biofuels at the upcoming G20 summit.

“We will utilize our G20 presidency to try and set up an international biofuel alliance like the International Solar Alliance,” Puri said at KPMG’s ENRich 2022 conference.

In September of next year, India will host a meeting of the G20 member countries. Puri claimed that India already uses gasoline that has been blended with 10% ethanol produced from sugarcane and other agricultural products. According to the report, Puri said that the target for blending 20% ethanol in fuels could be achieved even before 2024-25.

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