E20 petrol supplied by PSU oil firms meets prescribed quality standards: Oil Min
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- ✓The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said E20 petrol supplied by PSU oil firms meets quality standards.
- ✓Tests of 893 samples across 27 states showed ethanol levels within the 19-21 per cent range.
- ✓This countered Karnataka’s claims of higher ethanol content found during an October 2026 testing exercise.
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Government-backed tests across 893 samples show E20 meets BIS quality norms, even as Karnataka alleges higher ethanol levels at some outlets
The government on Saturday defended the 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol programme, saying tests of 893 samples collected across 27 states and Union Territories, including 56 in Karnataka, found them compliant with prescribed quality standards, as state-run oil companies challenged the Karnataka government's claims of excessive ethanol content in fuel sold at some retail outlets.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in a statement, said Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) had found ethanol content in all 893 samples within the prescribed 19-21 per cent range under the Bureau of Indian Standards' IS 17021 specification.
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