With prices of molasses and rectified spirit going through the roof, the proposed 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol programme, supposed to be effective from next month, has been practically shelved. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had, last year on October 9, approved making 10 per cent doping of petrol “optional” from October 2007 and “mandatory” from October 2008 across the country, except in Jammu & Kashmir, the North-East and the Island Territories. TECHNICALITIES Subsequently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) had laid down the technical specifications for E-10, i.e. 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol. The new product was incorporated in the BIS specification for Motor Gasoline (IS-2796). Currently, only five per cent blended petrol is dispensed through fuel outlets. But now, it seems that the programme will not take off on its scheduled date. RED TAPE The Petroleum Ministry is yet to even issue the formal notification making 10 per cent blending mandatory...
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