Nitin Gadkari, Hardeep Puri inaugurates India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo

Union Minister for Road Transports and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister for Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri jointly inaugurated the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 on 2 September 2024 in New Delhi.

The Expo is being held from 2-4 September 2024.

Both ministers also gave awards to the companies that are playing a key role in the bioenergy industry and for their role in enhancing bioenergy production and supply in the country.

Who organised the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024?

The Indian Federation of Green Energy organised the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 in association with MMACTIV Sci-Tech Communications Ltd in New Delhi.

Aim of the India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 

The India Bio-Energy & Tech Expo 2024 provides a platform for the stakeholders to deliberate about the future of bioenergy technologies and take steps to promote India's green energy initiatives. 

The event brings together various stakeholders, such as the government, industry leaders, and experts, to discuss the latest advancements in bioenergy and its role in achieving India’s sustainability goal.

About Bioenergy 

Bioenergy refers to biomass, which comes from organic materials like plants and animal waste and is blended with fossil fuels for use in transportation, generating electricity, etc. 

In India, the government has launched E-20 fuel, which is a bioenergy. 

E20 refers to the mixing of 20 per cent ethanol derived from agricultural by-products or waste with petrol. The ethanol is mainly derived from sugarcane molasses, maize, or broken rice.

The Government of India has set a target of 20 per cent ethanol blending with petrol by 2025.

Two second-generation (2G) refineries in India have been established in Panipat, Haryana and Numaligarh, Assam, to convert agricultural residues like Parali and bamboo into ethanol.

The government aims to launch E100 fuel in the country.

The government is promoting bioenergy in the country because it will boost farmers' incomes, reduce crude oil imports, save foreign exchange, and promote a circular economy.