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The break even price for Palm Stearine flucuates in the range of +/-10% depending on season. (Break even price is calculated for different plant capacities in the project reports).

  1. It is upto 10% higher compared to break even price, in summer months as demand of Palm Stearine for manufacture of Biodiesel is high due to higher atmospheric temperature.

  2. It is upto 10% lower compared to break even price, in winter months as demand of Palm Stearine for manufacture of Biodiesel is low due to lower atmospheric temperature.

5 to 6 Biodiesel plants having capacity of 100,000 liters per day each, are coming up in next few months. Emami is expanding its plant while a US based company wants to set up a 300,000 liters per day plant in India. This will lead to acute shortage of raw material and will lead to a price war.

Base price of Biodiesel for the procurement period April 2024 to September 2024 shall be Rs. 81.33 per Litre. (Calorific value of of BioDiesel is lower by 10% as compared to Diesel. Diesel sells currently at around Rs. 90 per liter. Hence price of Biodiesel will be less by 10% compared to Diesel.)
To see Tenders for Procurement of BioDiesel issued by Oil Marketing Companies: July 2022 October 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 May 2023 June 2023 August 2023 September 2023 November 2023 April 2024 (Latest)

Expressions of Interest: July 2022 October 2022 September 2023 November 2023 April 2024 (Latest)

to see General Conditions in all the tender

General Conditions in all the tenders - as a PDF document

    Oil marketing companies buy Biodiesel at Depots mentioned in the latest Tender. Their conditions are

  1. Minimum supply should be 100 Kiloliters per quarter at any depot.

  2. It should be as per IS Stanadard, IS 15607 : 2022. (If you use Palm Stearin or Animal Tallow as raw material, it will be challenging to achive properties like, Cloud Point, Pour Point and Cold Filter Plug Point. If you use Acid Oil as raw material, it will be challenging to achive property like Sulphur content).

  3. It should be delivered to their depots.

To produce BioDiesel as per Indian Stanadard, IS 15607 : 2022 (or European Standard), you need to install Ultrasonic or Shock Wave generator. Also you need to use Centrifugal Separators for better separation. These two equipments are expensive. Installing these is not viable for plants having capacity less than 30,000 liters per day. However US Standard ASTM D-6751, can be achived without these two costly equipments.

Another hazard for small plants is, control of Methanol Storage. If not controlled properly, it may find its way to illicit liquor and deaths of poor people.

to see ups and downs of BioDiesel Purchase Prices in Past

  1. Oil Marketing Companies had offered a base price of BioDiesel, (produced from raw material other than UCO as raw material) at Rs. 106 per liter, in first Expression of Interest, in July 2022.
    Due to high price of BioDiesel, prices of Palm Stearin and Animal Tallow (only raw materials available in India), shot up beyond Rs. 95 per kilogram. It benefited the parties producing and trading raw materials, and BioDiesel Manufacturers could not afford the price. The raw material price fluctates based on base price offered by OMCs.

  2. In March 2023, price of BioDiesel was reduced to 86.67 per liter.

  3. Base price of Biodiesel for the procurement period July to September 2023 was Rs.88.82 per Litre, but actual price on which the monthly Purchase Order to be placed were to be declared 7 days before the beginning of the procurement period and subsequently every month, which were to be capped in the range of +/-2.5% of the base price published in the EOI.

  4. No base price or quantity was specified in August 2023 Tender. It was to be fixed by OMCs and declared in the notice inviting quantity bids to successful empaneled bidders.

  5. In September 2023, price of Biodiesel was reduced to 81.33 per liter.

  6. No base price or quantity was specified in Tender released in November 2023. It was to be fixed by OMCs and declared in the notice inviting quantity bids to successful empaneled bidders.

  7. Base price of Biodiesel for the procurement period April 2024 to September 2024 shall be Rs. 81.33 per Liter, actual price on which the monthly PO shall be placed will be declared 3 days before the beginning of the procurement period and subsequently every month, which will be capped in the range of +/-10% of the base price published in the EOI.

    8. GST to be charged at 5% (or as applicable in future).

    to know about one Biodiesel plant Available on lease or for sale.

    Available Biodiesel plant on lease or for sale.
    The plant is situated in a land premises of 56,000 sq feet ( 2.25 bigah) on a long term registered lease agreement of 11 years situated on kolkata - Prayagraj National highway (G.T Road N H 19) 35 km from Varanasi.
    1. The plant has a structure. It can be expanded to 50 kl per day ( Presently producing 25 kl per day ).
    2. It has 2 MS conical vessels 12 kl each fully insulated.
    3. One bleacher cum dryer of 15 kl built in MS fully insulated.
    4. One SS reactor vessel of 5 kl.
    5. A distillation system having 12 kl SS cattle with 30 feet column and SS condenser attached to it.
    6. 2 SS condensers attached to conical vessel and dryer.
    7. A thermo fluid heater of 4 lakh kilo calories capacity running on LDO.
    8. A steam generator boiler of 400 kg per hour for producing steam for plant.
    9. Storage tanks of finished and Raw materials of 180 kl built in MS.
    10. Cooling tower 20,000 litre traditional built
    11. All the Pipelines and kettles are connected to both the Boilers and are fully insulated.
    12. Mahindra Genset of 64 kwa new in condition and whole plant is connected to CBT electricity Panel with complete armoured cabling of plant.
    13. Methanol M A 4 license from excise department.
    14. Fully Functional lab for Bio diesel Testing.
    15. Currently supplying to Indian oil terminal Mughalsarai and BPCL Mughalsarai ( 2500 kl allocation in 2024).

    If interested,Please contact Akshay Jaiswal. +91 99995 72996 at Varanasi.

    However BioDiesel is a favoured fuel by companies using Diesel for

    • Stone Crusher
    • Bulldozer, Excavators
    • Diesel Electricity Generating Sets (DG Sets)
    Current Trend is to use Biodiesel, as Fuel for these 3 applications. The advantages are

    • Procurement of BioDiesel in Tanker Loads, or in Barrels from manufacturers is very easy, as compared to buying Diesel from Petroleum Oil Marketing Companies.

    • BioDiesel is injected in Stone Crusher, Bulldozer, Excavators and DG Sets at higher pressure. Hence its viscosity is not a problem at that pressure.

    • Stone Crusher and DG Set is a stationary engine. Bulldozer, Excavators are local vehicles. Hence, any problem can be attended at site.

    • BioDiesel is not adulterated with Kerosine, MTO or Naphtha.

    • You do not need to visit Petrol Pumps for supply of Diesel and Beg for supply of Diesel Oil.

    • BioDiesel manufacturers are more co-operative than Oil companies.

      • To see likely suppliers of BioDiesel

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