Published on : 15 Sep 2025, 3:23 am

World’s first bamboo-based 2G bioethanol plant dedicated to nation

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BOKAKHAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India needs two key things to become self-reliant - energy and semiconductors. Assam is playing a significant role in this journey, he said.

Established on the foundation of the historic Assam Accord, Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has set another milestone with the inauguration of the world's first bamboo-based 2G bioethanol plant, constructed at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. On Sunday, the Prime Minister dedicated this pioneering project to the nation. Alongside, he laid the foundation stone of the polypropylene plant being constructed at a cost of Rs 7,230 crore.

The Prime Minister said that Assam is a l

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