India: Plant Engineering Indian Oil Corporation Chooses Nuberg EPC to Develop Bio-Ethanol Plant Project

Indian Oil Corporation’s 10 TPD bio-ethanol project will be based on the company’s own technology developed by its R&D team and Nuberg EPC will be responsible for the establishment of the bio-ethanol plant project in Panipat, Haryana. The project will produce ethanol for fuel blending, a move that is in line with the Government of India’s Ethanol Blending Fuel vision.

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New Delhi/India – Nuberg EPC has been awarded a contract to develop a 10 tons per day (TPD) bio-ethanol project to deliver 2nd generation bio-ethanol on a Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) basis in Panipat, Haryana. The project, owned by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), will produce ethanol for fuel blending. Nuberg EPC will be the single-point solution company responsible from concept to commissioning of the project. The project is expected to be completed in 11 months with mechanical completion by June 2022.

The 10 TPD Bio-Ethanol project is based on the technology developed by IOCL's R&D team. The Government of India's blended ethanol fuel roadmap envisages raising its pan-India ethanol production capacity. This will enable the phased rollout of E10 fuels (biofuel made up of 90 % regular unleaded and 10 % ethanol) by April 2022 and the phased rollout of E20 from April 2023 for complete availability by April 2025.

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Currently, India has an ethanol blend of around 8.33 %. The advantages of using ethanol blended fuel include savings in foreign exchange along with reduced environmental pollution. Biomass based ethanol also helps to increase the proportion of green energy in the conventional fossil fuel transportation industry and sets the pace for the upcoming green hydrogen economy.

Nuberg EPC's scope of services includes process design & technology including product and technology development – inhouse as well as with third party licensors, process know-how & licensing, basic engineering, Front End Engineering Design (feed), residual detailed engineering, procurement, construction management, operation & maintenance, detailed engineering, project management, commissioning, EPC & LSTK solutions, heavy fabrication, and start-up of the plant.

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