Jagatjit Industries Limited Starts Ethanol Production at Hamira Plant

Jagatjit Industries Limited has announced that commercial production has begun at its 200‑kilolitre‑per‑day (KLPD) grain‑based ethanol distillery, housed within the company’s flagship complex at Hamira. Running at full capacity, the facility is expected to generate up to ₹550 crore in annual turnover and widen the Group’s EBITDA margin by approximately 8–10 percentage points. In its first, partial year of operation, the plant should add about ₹300 crore to EBITDA. At full capacity, it could supply up to 65–70 million litres of ethanol per year, directly supporting the government’s 20% ethanol blending target under the National Policy on Biofuels.

Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, Promoter & Executive Director, called the plant “a natural extension of our distilling DNA” and added: “This plant marks a strategic milestone in Jagatjit Industries’ journey. With a ₹550 crore annual topline opportunity and an 8–10% margin lift, it brings stable, high-quality revenue that strengthens our balance sheet and funds our next phase of growth across premium spirits and new markets. Just as importantly, it aligns us with India’s clean energy mandate—converting surplus grain into biofuel and contributing meaningfully to the country’s ethanol blending targets.” She further added, “This is a decisive step in building a more resilient and future-focused Jagatjit.”

The commissioning comes at a pivotal moment for the bio‑fuel sector. The government’s ethanol‑blending programme has already lifted the petrol‑blend from virtually zero to 20 per cent, and policy discussions are under way to raise that level to 27 per cent in the years ahead. Under the National Policy on Biofuels, distillers can draw on a wide range of feedstocks—corn, broken rice, damaged food grain and even agricultural residue—when supplies are officially deemed surplus. 

Jagatjit’s plant is designed to handle exactly that mix, turning what might otherwise go to waste into fuel that cuts tail‑pipe emissions and reduces the country’s dependence on imported crude.