Government weighs E20 fuel blending

The sustained increase in diesel consumption could point to greater utilisation of trucks, machinery and equipment in sectors such as min­ing, agriculture, construction and manufacturing.

THE government is considering increasing the ethanol blending ratio in petrol from the current E5 to E20 as part of efforts to cushion consumers from rising fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The proposed adjustment aims to reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel, whose prices have remained volatile due…

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