Ethiopia is expanding Jatropha plantation to produce 500 million litres of biodiesel from the inedible plant, which can yield 600 litres of biodiesel from a single ton of seeds, an Ethiopian official said on Monday.
"The country has designed a five-year Jatropha development project aimed at transplanting 700 million Jatropha seedlings and produce 500 million litres biodiesel," Bizuneh Tolcha, spokesperson for the Ministry of Water, Energy and Irrigation, told Anadolu Agency.
He said the project is being implemented in collaboration with the Ethiopian and Norwegian governments at a cost of over $2.8 million.
"Production of biodiesel from Jatropha will help the country save foreign currency, which is spent on the import of petroleum," he added.
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"The country has designed a five-year Jatropha development project aimed at transplanting 700 million Jatropha seedlings and produce 500 million litres biodiesel," Bizuneh Tolcha, spokesperson for the Ministry of Water, Energy and Irrigation, told Anadolu Agency.
He said the project is being implemented in collaboration with the Ethiopian and Norwegian governments at a cost of over $2.8 million.
"Production of biodiesel from Jatropha will help the country save foreign currency, which is spent on the import of petroleum," he added.
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