Joint Venture to Produce Jatropha-Based Biodiesel

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Thursday, June 05, 2008

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Joint Venture to Produce Jatropha-Based Biodiesel

MOZAMBIQUE - Canada and Mozambique, in a joint venture, plan to invest US $150 in a jatropha-based biodiesel project.

Odevez will grow jatropha on some 70,000 hectares (172,974 acres) of land in the districts of Barue and Gondola in Manica province and Buzi in Sofala province, a Fernando Azevedo, a company director told reporters in Maputo.

According to Energy Current, the company also plans to set up a biodiesel plant in Dondo, Sofala province. Biodiesel produced at the plant will primarily be used to meet local needs and for exports to the U.S. and Europe.

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