# Ethanol-blended diesel ruled out after flash-point test fails 2026-08-10T15:47:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Centre has dropped plans to blend ethanol with diesel after public-sector oil marketing companies found the mix sharply lowers diesel's flash point, raising fire risks during storage and transport. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi told Parliament on August 10 that scientific tests with accredited labs and automakers showed ethanol-blended diesel failed safety specifications. Isobutanol is not being blended with diesel either. The government has not decided to raise ethanol blending in petrol beyond the existing 20% target. Separately, it is examining ethanol as a cooking fuel to cut liquefied petroleum gas imports, with the LPG Equipment Research Centre developing clean-cooking options. The Federal reports the government is also weighing a push beyond E20 after experts flagged risks to food security and water. State-run OMCs allocated 10.485 billion litres of ethanol for 2025-26. ## Coverage - ndtvprofit.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com - thefederal.com - rediff.com Tags: diesel, ethanol blending, flash point, fuel policy, Parliament, safety Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ethanol-diesel-blending-scrapped-after-safety-test-failure/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ethanol-diesel-blending-scrapped-after-safety-test-failure/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.