INDIA: Notification No. G.S.R. 644(E) of 2003 on the Sell of Ethanol Blended Petrol

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2002
Effective Start Year: 
2003
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Transport
Energy Types: 
Renewable, Bioenergy
Issued by: 
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source: 
The Gazette of India
File: 
Notification No. G.S.R. 644(E) of 2003
Overall Summary: 
This is the first phase of the Ethanol-Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, where biofuels mandate was announced in some states.
Renewable Energy
Biofuels obligation/mandate: 
[...] the Central Government hereby directs that in the following States and Union Territories only 5 % ethanol blended petrol, as per Bureau of Indian Standards specification No. 2796 shall be sold from the first January 2003, namely: 1. Andhra Pradesh 2.Goa 3. Gujarat 4. Haryana 5.Karnataka 6. Maharashtra 7 Punjab 8. Tamil Nadu 9. Uttar Pradesh; Union Territories: 1. Damman and Diu 2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3. Chandigarh 4. Pondicherry Government.