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India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam

Kumari Sonali

India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam:

Prime Minister of India inaugurated India’s first bamboo-based ethanol plant at Numaligarh Refinery, Golaghat, Assam, and laid the foundation stone of a polypropylene plant. India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam is a bioethanol plant that converts bamboo biomass into 2G ethanol, a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Part of India’s National Bio-Energy Mission and Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) to achieve 20% ethanol blending by 2025. Developed by Assam Bio-Ethanol Private Limited (ABEL) in collaboration with Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

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