In Fiji, Sugar Minister Mahendra Chaudhry said the country would concentrate on producing ethanol instead of making major investments in crop diversification. Recently, Citizen’s Constitutional Forum chief executive Reverend Akuila Yabaki said that “200,000 people in Fiji, depend on this industry in some way, and In the long-run, the reality is that the sugar industry will have to be phased out.”
The Sugar minister said that rising oil prices made ethanol an attractive alternative market for Fiji’s sugar industry.
Last month, US-based Avalor Capital was given the go-ahead to present financing plans for the $250 million Fiji Biofuels Project, which will develop the Fiji ethanol and biodiesel industries.
The Fiji Sugar Cane Growers Council, Fiji Sugar Corporation and Sojitz (Japan) will form a joint venture to produce 5 Mgy of sugar cane ethanol, with production capacity reaching 10 Mgy at full operat...
In Fiji, the Government has been asked to produce a report on the progress of biofuel development. The calls are prompted by the rising costs of gasoline, and the resulting pressure on transportation ...
In Fiji, the US-based Avalor Capital has been given the go-ahead to present financing plans for the $250 million Fiji Biofuels Project, which will develop the Fiji ethanol and biodiesel industries....
In Fiji, an agreement by the national government with China to produce cassave-based ethanol has farmers scrambling to secure modern farming equipment. Currently, cassava roots are harvested by hand. ...
In Fiji, Liangci Sugar Manufacture said that it would invest $40 million in the start-up of a cassava=-based ethanol plant, potentially located near Naitasiri, Tailevu, Vanua Levu, Nadroga, Sigatoka o...
In Fiji, the national government has committed $50 million towards the development of national ethanol capacity. Lands and Mineral Resources Minister Netani Sukanaivalu is expected to announce a locat...
