Published on June 30, 2018
The Centre will give ten new buses to the Assam government which would be run by methanol as a pilot project for public transportation. Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) will supply the methanol for the new buses.
The ministers discussed ways and measures to increase the production of methanol in the country and thereby create a methanol economy as an alternative to high-cost petroleum products like diesel and petrol.
Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) is a state PSU and is one of the very few units producing methanol in India. Assam minister Chandra Mohan Patowary strongly supported the extension of methanol production and asked for enhancement of gas allocation for APL. He also requested Dharmendra Pradhan to increase the production of natural gas for Assam with special reference to ONGC.
It is also noteworthy to inform that APL is presently implementing a project for enhancing production of methanol from 125 ton per day to 500 tonnes per day. However, it is the first time that North East will get such buses and facilities.
