- TN Ethanol Blending Policy
The Tamil Nadu Ethanol Blending Policy (EBP) 2023, released by the Industries Department.
About the Policy:
- The State would encourage sugar industries to set up molasses-based ethanol plants and improve capacity utilization.
- Oil marketing companies (OMCs), at present, source ethanol from other States, including Maharashtra and Karnataka.
- At present, OMCs were blending up to 12% of ethanol with petrol in the State.
- The target is to increase this to 20% by 2025 and to increase storage capacity in terminals for the same.
- Tamil Nadu City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy 2023
- The State government also released the Tamil Nadu City Gas Distribution (CGD) Policy 2023 for the liquefied/compressed natural gas (CNG) to vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) to homes.
- In Tamil Nadu, all 38 districts are to be covered with the CGD network through which around 2.28 crore PNG connections and around 2,785 CNG stations are to be developed.
- Logistics Policy and Integrated Logistics Plan 2023:
- The Tamil Nadu government has come out with a Logistics Policy and Integrated Logistics Plan 2023.
- The vision of Tamil Nadu Logistics Policy 2023 is “to promote an integrated, reliable, cost efficient and sustainable logistics system in the State for enhanced competitiveness and fast-tracked economic development”.
- The Tamil Nadu Integrated Logistics Plan (TNILP), 2023, includes a strategic plan for the next 10 years.
- The policy aims at reducing cost of logistics (for export import and domestic freight) in the State.
