ETHANOL BIOREFINERY, BHANDARA

July 19, 2019

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up Maharashtra’s first ever ethanol biorefienry in Vidarbha’s Bhandara district at a cost of nearly ₹1,500 crore.

About: 

  • It will be set up in Makardhokda village in Vidarbha’s Bhandara district, Maharashtra. 

  • The plant will manufacture ethanol from rice straw. 

  • The project will utilise 2 lakh tonne of rice straw annually to produce 700 tonne of biofuel. 

  • This project is one among the 12 such refineries planned in different States. 

Source : The Hindu

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