Ethiopia: Ministry to Step Up Bio-Fuel Development Efforts
by Daniel Beyene (AllAfrica/Ethiopian Herald) The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy announced that the ongoing efforts in tapping the rich bio-fuel resources in Ethiopia would be stepped up with a view to ensuring domestic energy security, rapid economic development and creating wealth.
Opening a two-day workshop on the two year bio-fuels development performance of five states in Ethiopia, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu Tegenu noted yesterday that the bio-fuel potentials of the country need to be exploited in an integrated and organized manner in a bid to bring about the desired result in the sector in the near future.
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At the event, the Minister called on representatives of Tigray, Amhara, Afar, Benshangul-Gumuz and Oromia States to exert relentless effort in planting jatropha at large and small scale farms through introducing bio-diesel and making use of latest technologies in cooperation with micro and small enterprises. READ MORE