Overall land use for biofuel feedstock production in mozambique of companies authorised to operate 12 table 6. Ethiopia was among the first subsaharan countries to devise a biofuel policy strategy to guide the. July 2010 june 2011, however, no cellulosic biofuel production was registered for sale and use under the rfs. Ethiopia is an unlikely setting for a revived food versus fuel debate. Ethiopia has announced a national biofuel production in the gtp in order to. Introduction about 95% of the total energy consumption in ethiopia is composed of traditional biomass fuels, with only 5% coming from modern energy sources fao 1995. Many observers view jatropha as a miracle plant that.
He explained that biofuel markets are influenced by, inter alia, blending requirements, suitability and availability of land and feedstocks, technological and research capacity, production costs, international crude. Biomass resources can be classified as woody biomass, agricultural waste and municipal solid waste. Status of biofuel in ethiopia ethiopian institute of agricultural. Usa is the leading country in biofuel production followed by brazil and europe. Colombia mandates the use of 10% ethanol in all gasoline sold in. However, in 2007, the ethiopian biofuel development utilization strategy was put in place, albeit hurriedly and without thorough consideration of effects on other sectors and resources especially agricultural land, to inform investment in the sector. Status of biofuel projects operating in mozambique table 7. Mar 07, 2016 this makes ethiopia the only country in the world in which largescale land leasing considered as a development strategy. An israeli company wants to start a biofuel project in ethiopia without the approval of the locals. The current national symposium on the status of biofuel in ethiopia, the. The majority of the ethiopia s population live in rural areas and very few have access to electricity.
There are about 33 biofuel projects that are mainly under preimplementation or. Republic of ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows. Biofuel news ethanol ethiopia energy ministry projects rising fuel ethanol output. Short title this proclamation may be cited as the energy proclamation no. The biodiesel can be produced from different plants like jatropha while the ethanol from molasses. Ethiopia is planning for a carbonneutral status by 2025. Frames in the ethiopian debate on biofuels semantic scholar. Ethiopia fuel ethanol supplies below target published. Since then, the government of ethiopia is promoting biofuel investments by inviting national and foreign based companies to invest. Pdf there is a large interest in biofuels in ethiopia as a substitute to petroleum based fuels, with a purpose of enhancing energy security and. Profitability of biofuels production the case of ethiopia jstor. Biofuels are produced from plant oils, animal fat and waste materials. At the same time by involving biodiesel producing companies the production will be in excess of local. Biofuels, economic growth, and the external sector in ethiopia.
The government has given out sizeable tracts of land for foreign and domestic investors for largescale biofuel plantations in several different regions. Vayugrid signs mou for biofuel cluster in ethiopia starafricapr newswire starting with a 2,000 plus acre, the long term goal is to create a cluster of 1,00,000 acres under a collaborative model vayugrid, a biofuel supply chain company. Ethiopia energy ministry projects rising fuel ethanol output. Several local and international private and nonprivate biofuel developers have registered in the country since then. Scoping report on the status of biofuel developments in. In ethiopia, the government has set up a stateowned mineral, petroleum and biofuel corporation will the goal of establishing biofuel as well as fossil fuel and mining operations in the country. Currently, the vast majority of biofuels used in the country comes from molassesbased ethanol following failed attempts at jatropha and castor for.
Biofuels development status in ethiopia 1 executive summary this rapid assessment of biofuels development status in ethiopia was commissioned by melca mahiber, a nongovernmental organization which advocates for sustainable development through the protection of environmental and social assets. The tragic truth of land grabbing for biofuels in ethiopia. Developing countries including ethiopia did not exploit their potential. Frames in the ethiopian debate on biofuels brigitte portner abstract.
It has been a couple of years now since the first company started growing energy crops for biodiesel production in ethiopia. The country is the second most populous in africa, with about 90 million inhabitants. Ethanol production is linked with the public sugar estates and biodiesel with private investment. The first biofuel development initiative in ethiopia was initiated in 2006 by the united kingdom uk based private company called sun biofuels ethiopia ltd. Ethiopia was among the first subsaharan countries to devise a biofuel policy strategy to guide the associated demand toward sustainable development. These basic characteristics of the feedstocks hold promise for lower feedstock costs and substantial energy and environmental benefits for most secondgeneration biofuels compared to most firstgeneration biofuels. To exploit and utilize the resources, integrated research and development is vital. Economic impact of biofuel investment in ethiopia by. It is considered to be a backbone of energy sources in developing countries, especially subsaharan countries like ethiopia. Since then other stakeholders have also entered the market, both from inside and outside the country. Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the horn of africa. Biodiesel value chain and access to energy in ethiopia.
The government has given out sizeable tracts of land for foreign and domestic investors for largescale biofuel plantations in several different. In ethiopia, there is still no act of law to guide the sector. With corrupt officials in ethiopia, you can get what you want if you have money. There is a large interest in biofuels in ethiopia as a substitute to petroleumbased fuels, with a purpose of enhancing energy security and promoting rural development. Pdf there is a large interest in biofuels in ethiopia as a substitute to petroleumbased fuels, with a purpose of enhancing energy security and.
Most of these companies have the intention of going for largescale commercial development. Ethiopia plans to revive biodiesel production financial. Api renewable energy plans to launch ethiopias first commercialscale biodiesel refinery with a ribboncutting ceremony in the adama industrial zone in the first week of december 2018. The industry leveraged existing supply chains for feedstock corn, existing. Competitiveness of biofuel the development of biofuel has a benefit from the point of environmental protection and escalation of fuel price. Biofuels for a greener economy insights from jatropha. Ethiopia, biofuel, agriculture, energy policy, sustainable develop ment, international. Biofuel development in ethiopia is a recent phenomenon, and it has been carried out mostly through largescale projects. The current status of cellulosic biofuel commercialization. Ethiopia energy ministry projects rising fuel ethanol. Energy poverty can be eradicated by decentralized bioenergy generation. The major crops for biodiesel feedstock are jatropha curcas, castor crop and palm tree.
Overall land use for biofuel feedstock production in tanzania 14 table 8. Pdf biofuel energy for mitigation of climate change in ethiopia. Traditional energy sources are fuelwood, charcoal, dung cakes blt modern energy is mainly products of petroleum and electricity petroleum product is the major part from modern energy. Energy information administration biofuels issues and trends 1 highlights biofuels is a collective term for liquid fuels derived from renewable sources, including ethanol, biodiesel. First, the availability of lowcost land lease and labor makes ethiopia attractive for investment. Pdf biofuel feedstock production in ethiopia researchgate. Pdf biofuel energy for mitigation of climate change in. Potential of bioenergy production in ethiopia based on. Bibliography chapter 12 utilizing coproducts of the sweet sorghumbased biofuel industry as livestock feed in decentralized systems 229 p. Biomass is a natural resource used all over the world for different purposes, including energy. Ethiopia celebrated its new millennium 5 years ago local calendar. Biofuel have also its own drawbacks like competition for food and climate change in the production of more biofuel. Supply b5 diesel to the industrial sector, to be used as fuel in industrial boilers, construction machinery, and dieselpowered generators. Definitions in this proclamation unless the context otherwise requires.
Militarization and alternative biofuel drives ethiopian. Pdf climate change and a rise in fuel prices over the last decade have led to increased demand for land worldwide, including in the developing south. The 2007, biofuel development and utilization strategy of the eprdf regime were formulated to facilitate largescale land deals in the country for biofuel crop production at the expense food crops and the environment. Journal of natural sciences research issn 22243186 paper issn 22250921 online vol. Ethiopia has announced a national biofuel production in the gtp in order to secure energy in the rural part and urban of ethiopia. This is a sufficient reason to consider the eprdf as a neoliberal and rent collector regime. The majority of the ethiopias population live in rural areas and very few have access to electricity. Biofuel investments and implications for the environment in. This makes ethiopia the only country in the world in which largescale land leasing considered as a development strategy. Scoping report on the status of biofuel developments in ethiopia.
Biofuels issues and trends energy information administration. The book is intended to inform policy makers and the larger development community of the global and domestic market opportunities facing biofuel producers, as well as the challenges of producing biofuels, in the africa region. Biofuel production, while highly contested, is supported by a number of policies worldwide. Pdf biofuel feedstock production in ethiopia maru shete.
In the context of global trade, sustainability certification may be instrumental to ensuring that widespread biofuel. Biodiesel development as a fuel was first initiated by a private company, sun biofuel ethiopia, receiving land for cultivation of jatropha for biodiesel production in benishangul gumuz regional state in early 2006. A computable general equilibrium analysis tadele ferede, zenebe gebreegziabher, alemu mekonnen, fantu guta, jorgen levin, and gunnar kohlin abstract in this study, we assess the economywide effects of biofuel investment in ethiopia, with a focus on the external sector. Biofuel energy for mitigation of climate change in ethiopia raising the country to a middle inc ome level within the coming 20 years. The shortfall has led to skepticism of the commercial viability of the technology. Geospatial based biofuels suitability assessment in ethiopia. Forest residue is the most abundant and has a great potential of bioenergy 46. Promote research, development, and commercialization of biofuel technologies. Furthermore, the biofuel programs in ethiopia are exportdriven and influenced by external policy agencies mostly from india, china, eu and the usa. Rapid assessment of biofuels development status in ethiopia.
Huge potential on biofuel ethanol and biodiesel currently 8 million liters of ethanol and huge potential of biodiesel 2. Introduction ethiopia is a developing nation which depends entirely on the import of fuels from the oil producing countries. Ethiopia plans to revive biodiesel production financial times. On the other hand, ethiopia on average imports about 1 billion liters petrol diesels. Ethiopia for long, the growth and cultivation of biodiesel has just started and advanced. The case of ethiopia zenebe gebreegziabher1, alemu mekonnen2, tadele ferede3 and gunnar kohlin4 abstract this research investigates the profitability of bioethanol production in africa, taking ethiopia as a case in point, and suggests an oil price threshold beyond which biofuels may be profitable. The bulk of mandates continue to come from the eu27, where the renewable energy directive red once specified a 10 percent renewable content by 2020 but has been. Jatropha curcas the jatropha plant is growing at different areas of ethiopia.
Biofuel development in ethiopia consists of projects using sugar cane for ethanol and jatropha and castor beans for biodiesel production. In 2007, at the laws passing, industry and lawmakers expected that since cellulosic biofuel technology. Energy potential from biomass residues in ethiopia is assessed at 750 pj per year. As a country once overwhelmed by famine, it may seem odd that the ethiopian government would be in favour of anything. Sep 22, 2011 an israeli company wants to start a biofuel project in ethiopia without the approval of the locals. Dams built in ethiopia provided over 1,500 mw of capacity by 2010. Biofuel investments and implications for the environment.
While countries like ethiopia claim that land allocated for biofuel production was not previously in use and the plantation of biofuel crops has contributed to the clean development mechanism, it. Biofuel investments and implications for the environment in ethiopia. Biofuel energy for mitigation of climate change in. A biodiesel refinery plant that has a capacity to produce 12,000 liters of biodiesel per day will start operation soon in adama industrial zone. An economywide analysis tadele ferede, zenebe gebreegziabher, alemu mekonnen, fantu guta, and jorgen levin abstract biofuels production has received increasing focus by developed and developing countries due to. Biofuel, ethiopia, jatropha, recinus communis, transesterification 1.
Its implications need to be studied intensively considering the fact that ethiopia is a. Ethiopia buys military weapons and claims advance on millennium goal objectives while india and others gain large scale alternative biofuel crops and claim advance on reduction of fossil fuel. Currently there are over 50 developers registered for the cultivation. The government of canada aims for 45% of the countrys gasoline consumption to contain 10% ethanol by 2010 colombia and venezuela.
Jul 04, 2015 journal of natural sciences research issn 22243186 paper issn 22250921 online vol. The biomass is mainly obtained from firewood, charcoal, dung and crop residues that mainly. Ethiopia fuel ethanol supplies below target the only. Francis yamba, compete project, zambia left, discussed prerequisites for biofuel development in africa and noted the existence of biofuel markets, especially in southern africa.
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