India’s Swaraj starts on Maharashtra ethanol plant

India’s Swaraj starts on Maharashtra ethanol plant

Singapore, 20 January (Argus) — Indian ethanol producer Swaraj Green Power and Fuel has begun construction of a sugar- and grain-based fuel ethanol plant at Phaltan in west India's Maharashtra state, which will reach 1.1mn litres/d on completion.

The plant is expected on line in this year's final quarter and will produce 500,000 l/d of fuel ethanol during its first phase. A second construction phase will expand ethanol capacity to 1.1mn l/d, which is scheduled for completion during the first quarter of 2024.

The project has secured a 10-year government offtake arrangement for its ethanol, Swaraj owner Ranjeet Nimbalkar said, which will go towards fuelling the country's ambitious on-road blending mandate.