BPCL-National Sugar Institute Join To Advance Eco-Friendly Sweet Sorghum

New Delhi: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), an eminent integrated energy provider in India, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Sugar Institute (NSI) in Kanpur to collaboratively develop sweet sorghum as an eco-friendly feedstock for bioethanol production. This strategic alliance supports India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme and aligns with the government’s objectives to promote biofuels and diminish reliance on fossil fuels.

The MoU was signed by Chandrasekhar N, Head (R&D) at BPCL, and Seema Paroha, Director of NSI, Kanpur, in the presence of Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India and G. Krishna Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, BPCL. BPCL’s Dedication to Promoting Biofuels BPCL has pledged Rs5 crores to support research and development initiatives within this partnership.

The funding will optimise sweet sorghum yields, enhance agricultural practices, and create efficient juice extraction and fermentation methods to boost ethanol production.