India bars sugarcane-based ethanol, orders zero sugar diversion

India’s state-run oil firms have barred ethanol made from sugarcane juice and syrup from their latest tender.
The government has directed that sugar diversion for ethanol be cut to zero in the 2026-27 supply year.
The tender, issued on 16 October, seeks about 11 billion litres of ethanol for blending in petrol.
Bids are allowed for ethanol from maize, broken rice and C-heavy molasses instead.

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