{"id":207687,"date":"2022-09-24T20:48:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=207687"},"modified":"2022-09-24T20:48:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T15:18:26","slug":"burning-fuel-to-carry-fuel-govts-ethanol-programme-to-face-transport-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/burning-fuel-to-carry-fuel-govts-ethanol-programme-to-face-transport-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning fuel to carry fuel: Govt\u2019s ethanol programme to face transport challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cBurning fuel to carry fuel: Govt\u2019s ethanol programme to face transport challenges\u201d <\/strong>published in <strong>The Indian Express <\/strong>on <strong>24th September 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Environment<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Relevance<\/strong>&#8211; Ethanol blending programme<\/h5>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The article explains the need to have a new logistical arrangement for transporting ethanol. It also proposes solutions for transporting it.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s ethanol production for blending with petrol has soared to an estimated 450 crore litres in the current 2021-22 supply year.<\/p>\n<p>The government has set the target of 20 per cent blending by 2025-26 that is projected at 1,016 crore liters by NITI Aayog. It is creating new logistical challenges.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the logistical challenges?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Currently, the entire quantity of ethanol is being transported by road on truck-tankers. Carrying the projected 1,016 crore litres would require about 3.5 lakh tankers.<\/p>\n<p>This will prove very costly. It will also result in greenhouse gas emissions of around 76 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What needs to be done?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The government can consider alternative options for ethanol movement, including through <strong>dedicated pipelines,<\/strong> rail tank wagons and ferries in coastal areas.<\/p>\n<p>They can also look at the <strong>RORO (roll-on\/roll-off) model <\/strong>of moving ethanol truck-tankers themselves by rail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Brazil,<\/strong> the entire movement of oil and ethanol is through pipelines, railway and coastal ships.<\/p>\n<p>There is no need for dedicated pipelines for ethanol. We can use <strong>multi-product pipelines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a need for precautions because ethanol is a solvent that dissolves the gums formed in gasoline and accumulated in tanks. We need to have filters in fuel hose pipes to resolve this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201cBurning fuel to carry fuel: Govt\u2019s ethanol programme to face transport challenges\u201d published in The Indian Express on 24th September 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Environment Relevance&#8211; Ethanol blending programme News&#8211; The article explains the need to have a new logistical arrangement for transporting ethanol. 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