Numaligarh Refinery to start country's first bamboo based biorefinery
The subsidiary of explorer Oil India, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) plans to start the country's ethanol production at its biorefinery in the northeastern state of Assam in March 2024. This comes as India is aiming to reduce its crude oil consumption by switching to sustainable alternatives such as biofuels.
The plan is to double the mixing of ethanol with gasoline to 20% by 2025.
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