Cassava Ethanol Plant on Cards
by Victoria Mtomba (News Day) Zimbabwe is set to have a cassava ethanol producing plant to boost ethanol output as the country moves to accelerate mandatory fuel blending.
In an interview on Tuesday on the sidelines of the National Energy Efficiency Audit, Ministry of Energy and Power Development director for policy planning Benson Munyaradzi said the government wants to have more players that produce ethanol in the country.
“One company wants to set up an ethanol-producing plant in Mashonaland Central. I cannot give you the name as of now. The discussions on the cassava ethanol plant are at an advanced stage,” Munyaradzi said.
But Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority chief executive officer Gloria Magombo said the regulator was not aware of any new company intending to get into cassava ethanol production.
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The country has been a major trend setter in bio fuels in the region when it started blending in the 1980s.
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