The Alphalogic Group’s cleantech vertical is building in grain-based bio-ethanol, a low-carbon, home-grown fuel at the centre of India’s energy-transition and fuel-blending ambitions.
Bio-ethanol is a renewable fuel produced from agricultural feedstock such as maize, surplus grain and sugarcane. Blended with petrol, it lowers tailpipe carbon, reduces crude-oil imports and creates value for the rural economy.
India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme and its push toward E20, 20% ethanol in petrol, have made bio-ethanol one of the country’s most strategically important cleantech opportunities. Our bio-ethanol business is positioned to participate in that transition.
Home-grown fuel that reduces dependence on imported crude oil.
A cleaner-burning, renewable blend that cuts the carbon intensity of transport fuel.
Demand for feedstock that supports farm incomes and the agricultural economy.
Maize, surplus grain and sugarcane from the agricultural supply chain.
Grain is milled and cooked to release fermentable sugars.
Yeast converts sugars into alcohol over controlled cycles.
Refining to fuel-grade anhydrous ethanol for blending.
Supply into the petrol blending pool under the national programme.
Valuable by-products such as DDGS animal feed and biogas.
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India achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol in 2025-26, five years ahead of the original 2030 deadline set under the National Biofuels Policy 2018. Ethanol procurement has grown from around 38 crore litres in 2013-14 to over 1,200 crore litres annually. Installed production capacity has expanded from 421 crore litres in 2014 to roughly 2,000 crore litres by 2026.
Grain-based distilleries run year-round, independent of the cane harvest, and produce DDGS, a protein-rich animal feed that adds a second revenue stream. Policy has actively supported grain-based expansion through interest subvention schemes and priority-sector lending.
20% ethanol blending is now the national standard, reached five years ahead of schedule. Higher blends are under development.
The EBP programme has saved over 1.91 lakh crore rupees in foreign exchange since inception by substituting imported crude oil.
Distillers dried grains with solubles is a growing feed input for poultry and livestock, improving the overall economics of grain ethanol.
We are interested in feedstock, offtake and technology partnerships across the bio-ethanol value chain.