BPCL commissions 2G bioethanol refinery at Bargarh

BPCL has commissioned a second-generation (2G) bioethanol refinery at Bargarh. The state-of-the-art facility is designed for a capacity to produce 100 kilolitres of fuel-grade bioethanol per day from rice straw via advanced lignocellulosic technology, pretreatment and fermentation. It is designed to be a zero-liquid discharge facility, featuring a fully commissioned solid-liquid separation plant.