Taiwan state oil company to plant 50,000 hectares of jatropha

In Taiwan, the state oil company CPC said that it had commenced talks to plant jatropha in Indonesia or Cambodia between now and 2015. The oil concern said that it intends to plant up to 50,000 hectares of jatropha to reduce emissions and increase energy independence.

CPC also said that it may export jatropha biodiesel to Europe. The company had previously planted more than 3,000 jatropha trees in a Taiwan-based pilot program.

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