India likely to introduce diesel-isobutanol blending mandate this year to boost energy security

India to mandate isobutanol-diesel blending this year to cut emissions

V. Umashankar, secretary at the road transport ministry, said the move will tackle high diesel consumption and improve energy security, alongside plans for interchangeable truck-trailers and hydrogen-powered buses.

India likely to introduce diesel-isobutanol blending mandate this year to boost energy security

New Delhi [India]: India is likely to introduce a mandate for blending isobutanol with diesel later this year as part of efforts to improve energy security and decarbonise the road transport sector, Road Transport and Highways Secretary V Umashankar said on Friday. Speaking at the CII Multimodal Transportation and Logistics Summit in New Delhi, Umashankar said the government is seriously examining diesel blending as diesel consumption in the cou…