S.Africa still stuck on biofuels strategy

31 Mar 09

South Africa has made no progress in developing its biofuels policy, hampering the potential growth of the sector in Africa's biggest economy, industry officials said on 30 March. Andrew Makenete, president of the Southern African Biofuels Association said South Africa would not be able to build its biofuels industry unless the government talked with the industry and made biofuels part of its renewable energy strategy. Makenete said biofuels needed to be well integrated into the country's strategy on renewable energy to make any progress. "Renewable energy is topical and interesting to the world, but somehow biofuels are seen as the least favourable source of renewable energy versus wind, solar and hydro," Makenete said.
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