The consumption of hydrated ethanol in the national market reached 8.96 billion liters, accumulated in 2020, which represents a decrease of 16.7% in comparison with the same period in 2019. The volume was the second largest consumption of hydrate in the first six months of each year. Gasoline, on the other hand, indicates a drop of 12.7% compared to the first half of 2019, with a total consumption of 22.72 billion liters. The data were published by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). “This result emphasizes the competitiveness of ethanol in the main consumer centers in relation to gasoline, which made it possible to maintain participation in the fuel matrix of the Otto cycle. When supplying with ethanol, the consumer is using fuel that is not only more affordable but better for the environment”, analyzes Antonio de Padua Rodrigues, technical director of the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA). In conclusion, in the accumulated result for the year, the index, which measures the volume of hydrated and anhydrous consumed by the fleet of passenger vehicles and light cargo, indicates 47.2%. According to the agency, in June 2020, 3.64 billion liters of fuel were consumed by the light vehicle fleet. This result indicates a decrease of 12.6% when compared to the same period of the previous year – the least monthly retraction in comparison with 2019 since the beginning of the pandemic. Thus, the consumption of hydrated ethanol in the sixth month of 2020 totaled 1.33 billion liters in the country, a drop of 22.9% in relation to June 2019. This volume also represents a growth of 5.0% in the volume demanded for biofuel compared to May 2020.
Source: Jornal Cana