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
50 acres of industrial land near Harihar (Davangere, India).
Feedstock
Agricultural waste from the surrounding areas.
Products and production capacity
60 kL per day of cellulosic ethanol.
Investment
Rs 966 crore (approximately, 121 M€).
Impact on employment
80 direct jobs.

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