Nitin Gadkari Predicts India To Become A Global Hub For Biofuel And Alternative Fuels: Times Drive Green Conclave And Awards 2024

Gadkari emphasised the government's commitment to promoting sustainable and eco-friendly transportation solutions. Additionally, Gadkari highlighted that flex-fuel vehicles can run on a blend of petrol and ethanol, reducing dependence on fossil fuel-run vehicles and mitigating carbon emissions. Moreover, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways stated that it costs the country approximately Rs 22 lakh crore to import fossil fuels, which can be mitigated if vehicles run on flex fuel and biofuel.

Gadkari mentioned that India is on a mission to make biofuel and alternative fuel from sugarcane, sea molasses, corn, and food grains like rice, among others. CNG mobility has been getting popular in recent times, especially CNG. He further stated that the Government of India has undertaken 400 projects for creating Bio CNG from sugarcane and parali waste of which 60 have been successfully completed.

Furthermore, Gadkari highlighted that there are plans to transition commercial vehicles from running on fossil fuels to running on either flex fuel or Bio CNG. Additionally, he asserted that ethanol, methanol, liquified natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG). In addition to that, he claimed that flex fuel is going to be cheaper than the fossil fuels used by most of the vehicles running in the country today.

He further shared his plans to transition the municipal corporation vehicles in India to Bio CNG. The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways stated that there are plans to make tractors transition to sustainable fuel options. While concluding his address, he stated that India plans to be a global exporter of biofuel and alternative fuel in the coming years.