(a) whether the private companies have made investment for Research and
Development (R&D) Unit to make available free alternative of petrol; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the private companies have made investment for Research and
Development (R&D) Unit to make available free alternative of petrol; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a)&(b): Research & Development (R&D) work on production of bio-ethanol,
bio-butanol, etc., which can be blended with petrol is being carried out by
various scientific organizations / institutions. Along with the above, a few
private companies namely M/s Nagarjuna Group, Hyderabad; Praj Industries, Pune
and M/s Royal Energy, Mumbai have reported expenditure of about Rs.42.00 crore,
Rs 73.00 croreand Rs.50.00 lakh, respectively, during last three years on R&D
on production of green fuels as an alternative to petrol.