31% of Ethanol Quota Supplied to Oil Companies by February

13-Mar-2026 07:01 PM

New Delhi. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have allocated a total quota for the supply of 1,058 crore liters of ethanol from sugar mills and distilleries for the current marketing season of 2025-26 (November–October). Of this total, 328 crore liters—or 31 percent—of the ethanol had already been supplied by the end of February 2026.

The OMCs' quota comprises 766 crore liters of ethanol produced from grains and 292 crore liters produced from sugarcane.

Within the grain-based category, the quota includes 54 crore liters produced from damaged grains, 233 crore liters from government-procured grains (such as rice), and 479 crore liters produced from maize.

Similarly, within the sugarcane-based category, the supply quota includes 165 crore liters produced from sugarcane juice/syrup, 113 crore liters produced from B-heavy molasses, and 14 crore liters produced from C-heavy molasses.

During the four-month period from November 2025 to February 2026, sugar mills and distilleries supplied 119 crore liters and 209 crore liters of ethanol, respectively, to the Oil Marketing Companies.

This signifies that sugar mills have already supplied 41 percent of their allocated quota, whereas grain-based distilleries have supplied ethanol equivalent to only 27 percent of their quota.