Malawi proceeds with study on ethanol expansion

Ethco (The Ethanol Company) is supplying ethanol and test vehicles to the Malawi government for a 5-year, $1 million study on the impacts of ethanol. Ethco manufactures 2 Mgy at its plant, while Presscane produces 3 Mgy in Chikwawa. Ethco is encouraging the Malawi government to encourage the expanded use of ethanol to offset climate change effects.

Last month, Brazilian flex-fuel vehicles were launched at an event in Blantyre that can use 100 percent ethanol or any blend of ethanol or gasoline. The Malawi Department of Science and Technology and Ethco are promoting the vehicles.
Malawi has begun increasing its biofuels-related activity. D1 Oils has 338,000 acres under jatropha production with plans to plant more than 80,000 acres in Swaziland, Zambia, Madagascar, Mali and Malawi.

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