Lucknow, June 12 (KNN) Uttar Pradesh is poised to become the largest ethanol producer in the country during the ongoing fiscal year of 2023-24, as approximately 100 distilleries are expected to be operational in the state.

Additional chief secretary, sugarcane and excise, Sanjay Bhoosreddy said that as many as 85 distilleries are currently in operational stage in UP. 

“Another 15 distilleries are scheduled to get operational in the next few months,” he said.

As per reports, the 100 distilleries will be both sugarcane-based and dual mode’ (based on cane as well as grain).

The Uttar Pradesh government has also set an ambitious target of increasing the number of distilleries in the state to 140 within a span of next three years. 

The increase would primarily be driven by investments which the state received during the global investor summit which was organized earlier this year, Bhoosreddy said.

In 2022-23, the state touched 134 crore litres of ethanol production, the highest in the country.  (KNN Bureau)