GreenGold Energies ready for jatropha harvest in Philippines; eyes US, African expansion

In the Philippines, GreenGold Ray Energies will be ready for harvest in two months from its 630 acre jatropha plantation in the Philippines, and the company said that it would proceed with construction of a biodiesel plant in the US, sited in Texas, where it will also add a 2 acre nursery. The company also announced that it expects to complete a Memorandum of Understanding for added jatropha cultivation in Kenya, Congo or the Central African Republic by year end.

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