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India can generate 18,000 Megawatt renewable energy using biomass: Power minister R K Singh

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2019

India can generate around 18,000 Megawatt (Mw) of renewable energy using biomass and an additional 7000-8000 MW from bagasse cogeneration in sugar mills, power and renewable energy minister R K Singh has said. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a...

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OMCs float fresh tender for procuring 910 million litres of ethanol

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 15, 2019

In the backdrop of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving Rs 2,790-crore interest subvention for bank loans worth Rs 12,900 crore to sugar mills aimed at facilitating...

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Up to 25% hike in ethanol prices to shrink OMC margins, boost mills

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2018

In a relief to the sugar industry struggling to cope with exorbitant state-fixed cane prices, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday decided to raise the rate of ethanol...

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