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March 26, 2008 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Galp, Visabeira to produce biofuels from 150,000 hectares in Mozambique

In Mozambique, Galp Energia and Visabeira Moçambique signed an agreement to produce biofuels from crops such as jatropha planted on up to 150,000 hectares in Mazambique. The resulting oils would be processed either in Mozambique for the domestic market, or shipped to a Galp biodiesel plant in Portugal for the European market.

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