Jatropha Production Expanded in India

According to the environmental website, Treehugger this is set to rise after Hindustan Petroleum and the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) joined forces to plant a further 15,000 hectares.

Treehugger says that Cleantech is reporting that though the exact financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Hindustan Petroleum will hold 74 per cent of the joint venture.

They will also receive the whole harvest of jatropha seeds, which it will then refine into biodiesel for sale at its retail outlets across the state of Chhattisgarh.

The land used for cultivation will be wastelands obtained by CREDA.

India has conducted a number of trials using Jatropha-based biodiesel on it public transport systems, both on major train routes and on public buses.

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