Amendment to National Biofuel Policy 2018

Introduced in 2018, the National Biofuel Policy is aimed at reducing dependence on imports by encouraging fuel blending.

The Policy categorizes biofuels as –

• Basic Biofuels viz. First Generation (1G) bioethanol & biodiesel and
• Advanced Biofuels – Second Generation (2G) ethanol, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to drop-in fuels
• Third Generation (3G) biofuels, bio-CNG etc.

Recent Amendment

• The most important amendment has been advancing the 20% blending date by five years from Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2030 to 2025-26.
• There has been an introduction of more feedstock for production of biofuels.
• Further, production of biofuels under the ‘Make in India’ ....