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.
In Ethiopia, Global Energy completed phase one of its castor crop experiment in Sodo, with seeding commencing next month. Harvest is projected to be 12,000 tons of castor oil worth up to $13 million. ...
In Israel, Evogene, Ormat Industries and Leviev announced a joint venture for the production of castor beans in Namibia. Ormat and Evogene have jointly pursued the production of oil crops on marginal ...
In Ethiopia, the national government said that it intends to increase ethanol production capacity to 34 Mgy from four sugarcane ethanol plants in Methara, Wonji, Finchaa and Tendaho, while the Gaia As...
In Ethiopia, the Minister of Mines and Energy said that government's allocation of 24 million hectares for jatropha cultivation will not affect food production. He said the land selected was unsuitabl...
In Ethiopia, BDFC Ethiopia Industry, a subsidiary of US-based B&D Foods. will invest $33 million and receive 18,000 hectares of land from Amhara Regional State for a sugar cane and ethanol product...
In Ethiopia, the Petroleum Blending Depot in Sululta, near Addis Ababa, has commenced distribution of E5 ethanol-blended gasoline. Government officials said that the five percent ethanol blend, using ...
