Bengaluru Entrepreneurs Hunt Used Cooking Oil to Supply India's Growing Biofuel Demand
Entrepreneurs in Bengaluru are actively collecting used cooking oil from local restaurants to feed India's expanding biofuel industry. Refiners across the country are fiercely competing for this discarded frying oil because a national biofuel mandate requires alternative energy sources to reduce India's heavy reliance on imported crude oil. This emerging market creates a new economic opportunity for waste collection while supporting national environmental and energy security goals.
Originally published by Bloomberg Business | By Rajesh Kumar Singh, Kanupriya Kapoor | 27 October 2026 | Read original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/india-s-biofuel-mandate-spurs-rush-for-waste-cooking-oil-to-fuel-trucks-to-jets
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