Indian Railways to set up biodiesel plants

A news report in Business Standard suggests that Indian Railways is planning to set up three biodiesel plants with a total production capacity of 60,000 litres per day. The first plant 20,000 litres per day plant is likely to be located in Yelahanka near Bangalore and expected to be online by mid 2010. The Karnataka Biofuels Task Force is coordinating with the Indian Railways on this initiative.