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Local production of bio-fuel to begin
2006-11-04 09:02:00
By Amri Lugungulo, PST
Sun Bio-fuel Tanzania Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dar es Salaam and Kisarawe district authorities for the production of bio-fuel.
Under the MoU, the company will be allocated a total of 18, 000 hectares of land.
The company will use the land for planting jatropha curcas (mkaranga). The seeds will be crushed to produce fuel.
Kisarawe District Council Chairman, Omar Mbegu Dibibi said during the recent full council meeting held in Kisarawe town that the company, which is UK registered aims at becoming one of the biggest producers of bio-fuels in the world.
Dibibi said during the full council meeting held on October 19, this year, that according to the MoU, the company would start with 9,000 hectares in phase one and later in the second phase proceed with another 9,000 hectares in the district.
The company has applied for 3.4 hectares for use as nursery for the crop.
He said the project, MoU was signed in April, this year, would involve the ten villages of Kidugalo, Mzenga, Vilabwa, Mitengwe, Chakenge, Kurui, Palaka, Marumbo, Muhaga and Mtamba in the district.
He said the company, which was awaiting the offer from the ministry for the project to take off, has been, however, cautioned not to take over areas reserved for public utilities.
SBF has been searching for land throughout Tanzania for the last few months and at last has identified suitable land in Kisarawe District.
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