Category : Industry
Date : Aug-03-2010 09:46
India"s three biggest state-owned refiners are asking for one year"s supply of ethanol.Ethanol is used in the production of cleaner-burning transport fuels.Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp., and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. want to arrange cargoes of ethanol produced from biomass.This is for 12 months starting Sept. 1.It includes sugarcane, corn, cassava, bagasse and other agricultural waste.In the meantime, suppliers must submit bids by 2:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 18 without specifying quantities. The tender document, however, wasn"t immediately available on the refiners" websites.On the other hand, the government ordered the oil companies to blend gasoline with 5 percent of ethanol. They"ve been hampered in efforts to meet that goal due to shortages because sugar mills prefer to supply the liquor, chemical and other industries where they can earn higher prices.Earlier, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Petroleum Ministry inked a MoU.This is n order to facilitate close coordination on the ''Aadhaar'' project.It was done with an aim to control pilferage of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG.Meanwhile, according to the MoU, oil marketing companies IOCL, BPCL and HPCL will act as registrars for the UIDAI.This is on behalf of the ministry for implementation of the project.The 12-digit unique number that the UIDAI will generate, however, will be combined with the smart card project of the Oil Ministry.That is for distribution of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG through biometric identification of beneficiaries. In the meantime, this will help in accurately identifying users and beneficiaries of the services provided by the 3 oil firms.They have uniform standard and process for their verification and identification. UIDAI Chiraman Nandan Nilekani said Rs 50 will be given to the oil companies for every enrollment done. Currently, there are more than 11.5 crore LPG customers in India.It is envisioned that by the year 2015, there would be 16 crore LPG customers. Nilekani, however, said that this partnership is something they are looking forward.It will help in de-duplication and authentication and the focus would be on BPL families and village communities. In the meantime, the efficiency of oil companies in delivering services to the increasing customer base will be enhanced.This is in the de-duplication process and the online authentication that the UIDAI offers will enhance. On the other hand, along with the state government of Andhra Pradesh, the biometric smart card-based distribution of PDS SKO (superior kerosene oil) and LPG pilot project will be executed. The initial pilots would be held in the city of Hyderabad, Mysore and Tumkur. Selected blocks in the city of Pune are also proposed to be covered under the pilot. Meanwhile, the MoU was inked by Apurva Chandra, Joint Secretary in the Oil Ministry, and K Ganga, Deputy Director General, UIDAI. Present on the occasion were Oil Minister Murli Deora, Nilekani and Minister of State for Oil Jitin Prasada, besides other senior officers.
Date : Aug-03-2010 09:46
India"s three biggest state-owned refiners are asking for one year"s supply of ethanol.Ethanol is used in the production of cleaner-burning transport fuels.Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp., and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. want to arrange cargoes of ethanol produced from biomass.This is for 12 months starting Sept. 1.It includes sugarcane, corn, cassava, bagasse and other agricultural waste.In the meantime, suppliers must submit bids by 2:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 18 without specifying quantities. The tender document, however, wasn"t immediately available on the refiners" websites.On the other hand, the government ordered the oil companies to blend gasoline with 5 percent of ethanol. They"ve been hampered in efforts to meet that goal due to shortages because sugar mills prefer to supply the liquor, chemical and other industries where they can earn higher prices.Earlier, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Petroleum Ministry inked a MoU.This is n order to facilitate close coordination on the ''Aadhaar'' project.It was done with an aim to control pilferage of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG.Meanwhile, according to the MoU, oil marketing companies IOCL, BPCL and HPCL will act as registrars for the UIDAI.This is on behalf of the ministry for implementation of the project.The 12-digit unique number that the UIDAI will generate, however, will be combined with the smart card project of the Oil Ministry.That is for distribution of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG through biometric identification of beneficiaries. In the meantime, this will help in accurately identifying users and beneficiaries of the services provided by the 3 oil firms.They have uniform standard and process for their verification and identification. UIDAI Chiraman Nandan Nilekani said Rs 50 will be given to the oil companies for every enrollment done. Currently, there are more than 11.5 crore LPG customers in India.It is envisioned that by the year 2015, there would be 16 crore LPG customers. Nilekani, however, said that this partnership is something they are looking forward.It will help in de-duplication and authentication and the focus would be on BPL families and village communities. In the meantime, the efficiency of oil companies in delivering services to the increasing customer base will be enhanced.This is in the de-duplication process and the online authentication that the UIDAI offers will enhance. On the other hand, along with the state government of Andhra Pradesh, the biometric smart card-based distribution of PDS SKO (superior kerosene oil) and LPG pilot project will be executed. The initial pilots would be held in the city of Hyderabad, Mysore and Tumkur. Selected blocks in the city of Pune are also proposed to be covered under the pilot. Meanwhile, the MoU was inked by Apurva Chandra, Joint Secretary in the Oil Ministry, and K Ganga, Deputy Director General, UIDAI. Present on the occasion were Oil Minister Murli Deora, Nilekani and Minister of State for Oil Jitin Prasada, besides other senior officers.
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