Limpopo Receives R940m Investment for Renewable Energy from US, Chinese Companies

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May 12, 2016

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(African News Agency/Engineering News) American and Chinese companies are set to invest R940-million in Limpopo to pursue renewable energy and ethanol profits, government and investors have announced. The United States’ Bio-Processing Innovation and the Beijing Singling Technology Centre said on Tuesday that they had discovered a market for sweet sorghum and related products in Asia.

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The project, which encompasses production for sugar and the alternative energy source of ethanol, covers both land and the plant which should be established from 15 000 ha within a feasible radius. “Therefore, the current raging drought should not be a major cause for concern for all those keen on injecting resources into sorghum production,” said Limpopo MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Joy Matshokge.

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She appealed to investors to invest in local farmers by imparting sweet sorghum farming skills to them. Limpopo boasts an estimated 14 percent of the country’s total grain sorghum production.

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Just like most grains, the warm-weather crop is grown mostly in areas which are deemed too dry for maize. READ MORE

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