Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited plans to set up a cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in India
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
A very short update on the plans of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited
(MRPL), subsidiary of Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation Limited (central public enterprise under the Government of
India), for developing a new cellulosic ethanol project in India. According to The
Hindu (see article,
22/2/2017) G.M. Siddeshwar, Member of the Parlament representing Davangere
constituency of Karnataka, has recently commented that MRPL intends to set up a
2G ethanol production unit at Harihar Taluk (Davangere).
The information provided in the article is
summarized in this table:
Location
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50 acres
of industrial land near Harihar (Davangere, India).
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Feedstock
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Agricultural
waste from the surrounding areas.
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Products
and production capacity
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60 kL per
day of cellulosic ethanol.
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Investment
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Rs 966
crore (approximately, 121 M€).
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Impact on
employment
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80 direct
jobs.
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