The Verkhovna Rada introduced a mandatory standard for the presence of bioethanol in gasoline at the level of 5% since 2014 and 7% since 2016.

252 deputies voted for the adoption of the bill proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers as a whole, with 226 being the minimum required.

The content of 5% bioethanol in gasoline will be recommended from 2013, and a mandatory bioethanol content of at least 5% is envisaged in 2014-2015.

Since 2016, the mandatory content of bioethanol in motor gasoline must be at least 7%.

According to the explanatory note to the bill, the purpose of adopting the document is to create favorable conditions for the development of production and consumption of alternative fuels on the territory of Ukraine, the development of the motor fuel market and strengthening the energy independence of Ukraine.

The bioethanol content in motor gasoline up to 10% does not require re-equipment of the vehicle’s fuel system.

In November 2011, the then First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Andrei Klyuev instructed the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food to develop a program for repurposing excess capacity of alcohol plants for the production of bioethanol.

In April 2011, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy initiated the granting of the right to produce bioethanol to 16 alcohol factories.

Based on materials from the Ukrainian News Agency

Rada introduced mandatory standards for bioethanol content in gasoline