BHATINDA: BCL Industries restarts 200-KLPD ethanol plant

BCL Industries Limited has restarted operations at its 200 KLPD ethanol production unit in Bathinda, Punjab, following a temporary shutdown caused by a fire incident in June.

The company informed stock exchanges that the disruption stemmed from a fire involving one of the ethanol tankers at the facility on June 19, 2026. The incident was reported to the exchanges on the day it occurred.

According to the company, the issue has now been fully resolved and the ethanol unit has resumed operations after receiving all required statutory approvals.

However, commercial production is expected to begin after the plant completes the necessary processing stages. BCL Industries said it anticipates commercial ethanol production to commence within three to four days of restarting operations.

The resumption restores production capacity at the Bathinda facility and enables the company to continue its ethanol manufacturing operations after the temporary disruption.

BCL Industries is involved in the production of ethanol and other products, with its biofuel operations forming part of the company’s broader renewable-energy business.

On The Rise

Last July, BCL Industries announced the commissioning of a 150 KLPD ethanol capacity expansion at its Bathinda facility taking the company’s total distillery capacity at the site to 550 KLPD. This made it one of the largest grain-based distilleries in the country.

In 2026, BCL Industries earlier announced to have won a substantial ethanol supply orders of one lakh kilolitres from OMCs. Before that it had secured an ethanol supply order from Rajasthan State Ganganagar Sugar Mills Limited (RSGSM) for 59 lakh litres. The company also has plans to establish a 75 KLPD bio-diesel plant and an oil extraction unit at its Kharagpur facility.