India bars sugarcane juice, syrup-based ethanol in 2026-27 tender; OMCs seek 1,100 crore litres

India’s oil marketing companies have invited bids for around 1,100 crore litres of ethanol for the 2026-27 supply year, with offers for ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses excluded following the government’s directive to reduce sugar diversion for ethanol to ze