Ethanol deal worth €2 billion signed by Nigerian Government

The Nigerian government has signed a deal with Global Biofuels to build 15 biofuel plants in Nigeria, costing about N414 billion (€2.02 billion). The planned project will create about 120,000 jobs and will supply 15 states with 30MW from each biofuel plant. Construction is due to begin within the next few months and should be complete in about a year, Global Biofuels is a local biofuel producer. The Nigerian minister of trade and investment, Olusegun Aganga, "says the project has been researched over a number of years and feasibility and market studies had already been carried out on the proposed developments". Read more ...

Zambia Refinery ready to mix biofuels

Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Zambia has the capacity to mix biofuels and reduce on the amount of imported crude oil the Energy, Land and Water Development acting permanent secretary Oscar Kalumiana has said. “The inclusion of biofuels in our energy portfolio is envisaged to translate into the reduction on the amount and cost of importing petroleum feedstock thereby saving the country’s hard earned foreign exchange,” he said. Speaking during the National Biofuel stakeholders consultative meeting in Lusaka, Mr Kalumiana said "the Government was constructing depots throughout the country to enable biofuels producers to transport feedstock to nearest reserves". Read more ...

Investors to relaunch Procana bio fuel project

A group of investors linked to a South African company Tsb Sugar that produces brown sugar and refined for the International and South African markets are planning to re launch the failed Procana project for bio fuel production in Mozambique. The company officials were received by the governor of the province Raimundo Diomba, to whom they stated their interest in immediately re-launching the US$740 (€555.41) million project. It will be known as the Massingir Project for Biofuel Development. Read more ...

Africa's has major potential for renewable energy

The potential for renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa is massive according to a new report carried out by Christian Aid. This potential could lift millions of people out of poverty without exacerbating climate change. One of the key issues with the sub-Saharan Africa countries is their limited access to energy consumption between them. The lack of power has severely restricted development in these regions. As a whole they produce less electricity than New York State. The lack of power has also hampered Africa's efforts to meet the UN-agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read more ...

Can Africa provide the solution to the worlds renewable energy

In Ghana the Biomass West & Central Africa Congress will start on the November 24-25, 2011, the search for a new renewable energy source looks to Africa, with the continents huge potential for biomass and bioenergy. The congress will be attended by both governments and private industry with confirmed delegates from Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Congo, USA, UK, Finland, The Netherlands, Togo & Cape Verde. Read more ...