ONI Bureau: Governor of Odisha Professor Ganeshi Lal along with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid foundation stone for country’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery in Bargarh on Wednesday.
The 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery is to be set up at Baulsingha village under Bhatli tehsil by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at an estimated cost of Rs1000 crore.
The Bargarh Bio-Refinery will utilise about two lakh tonne of rice straw annually as feedstock which will be sourced from nearby locations including Bhatli, Ambabhona, Attabira, Sohela, Burla and Lakhanpur.