Ethiopia signs with Global Energy to establish castor-oil production

In Ethiopia, Global Energy signed a 50-year lease for 49,000 acres of land in Gamo Gofa zone and 37 acres of land in the Gamu Gofa zone for a castor oil crushing plant. Global Energy will request for 70 percent of funding through the Ethiopian Development Bank.

Biodiesel projects have recently been announced in South Africa, Rwanda, and Mozambique.

All Africa has published an excellent summary of the state of African biofuel development, citing African ethanol production at 160 million gallons in 2007, adding coverage of Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Nigeria production plans.

The report highlights Petromoc’s partnership efforts to bring biofuels to Mozambique, the launch of E5 in Ethiopia, a jatropha biofuel project in Tanzania, BP’s plans in Zambia, investments in the West African Development Bank by India, and Nigerian ethanol projects.

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