Ethiopia prepares for construction of $51m ethanol plantIn East Africa, Ethiopia is preparing for Phase 1 construction of a $51 million ethanol plant, to commence in October. Together with Germany’s Eugen Schmitt Company, Ethiopia’s sugar Corporation will construct the ethanol plant at the Wonji Shoa Sugar Factory. Ethanol plant capacityAccording to media, when the plant is in full operation, it will have the capacity of producing 60,000lt of ethanol per day using molasses. Finchaa and Metehara are the two sugar factories in Ethiopia that are currently producing ethanol from molasses, Construction Review Online reported. Sugar factory productionConstruction review Online reported: “Through an expansion project conducted at Metehara sugar factory, the plant implemented an ethanol producing plant by the end of 2010.

Source: Ethiopian News September 08, 2017 07:18 UTC