BPCL’s 2G ethanol plant in Odisha seen commissioned by end-2020

In India, the Denton Daily newspaper reports that BPCL’s second-generation ethanol plant under construction in Odisha should be commissioned by the end of next year, ramping up to produce 30 million liters of ethanol annually from rice straw. Burning of rice straw has caused major air pollution challenges in India, culminating in suffocating New Delhi in recent months, so the government is under extreme pressure to take action to curb the air pollution. The facility is the first of a dozen 2G ethanol plants planned nationwide to start construction.