After cars, now ethanol may make its way to your kitchen: Plans in the works to introduce it as mainstream cooking fuel alongside LPG

India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is preparing a policy framework to introduce ethanol as a mainstream household cooking fuel alongside LPG.

Expanding ethanol as a cooking fuel could help India lower reliance on LPG and reduce fuel import bills.

The government is expected to examine subsidy mechanisms and supply chain development for ethanol adoption.

India's annual ethanol production capacity has exceeded 20 billion litres, with a surplus of about 7 billion litres unutilised.

Ethanol-powered cooking stoves are undergoing trials as a cleaner alternative for household cooking.