Petroleum, Supply Ministries Cooperate to Transform Cooking Oil into Biodiesel
by Menna Samir (Daily News Egypt) … A protocol agreement to activate the reuse of cooking oil and transform it into biodiesel was signed between the Ministries of Petroleum and Supply, as well as the Alexandria Company for Petroleum Additives (ACPA), Monday.
The main highlights of the agreement state that the Ministry of Supply will collect cooking oil from different distributers and citizens in exchange for points they get for obtaining free food commodities, state media reported.
The programme will be applied in all governorates in Egypt, whereby ACPA will be responsible for the transformation process.
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Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi indicated that his ministry will collect the cooking oil through employing young people. Employees will be provided with concessional loans for purchasing tricycles and the needed equipment for the collection of oil.
The loans will be provided in cooperation with the Social Fund for Development (SFD). The Minister added that the main purpose of the programme is to provide support for Egyptian families by providing thousands of job opportunities in all Egyptian governorates, as well as the production of biodiesel at a low economic cost. READ MORE and MORE (Cairo Post)