Jamaica looks to expand biofuels market
Escalating demand for E10 fuel in Jamaica has driven plans to expand the market.
‘We intend to have at least some Petcom stations providing up to E85 in the coming year,’ Ministry of Energy Portfolio Minister Clive Mullings says.
Demand for E10 ethanol blended petrol has nearly tripled the projected 3,000 barrels, with calls for 8,000 barrels a week.
The market's response to the fuel has forced the Ministry to rethink its earlier decision for a national roll-out in April 2009.
The phased roll-out, with only service stations mid-island and in eastern parishes retailing the fuel, aimed to facilitate completion of a storage tank facility in Montego Bay, which will supply the western-end of the island.
‘If you are going to have a way out of fossil fuel dependency, if you are going to diversify... you have to be able to convert your rolling stock as quickly as possible, and biofuels development is one critical aspect of this,’ Mullings adds.
‘We intend to have at least some Petcom stations providing up to E85 in the coming year,’ Ministry of Energy Portfolio Minister Clive Mullings says.
Demand for E10 ethanol blended petrol has nearly tripled the projected 3,000 barrels, with calls for 8,000 barrels a week.
The market's response to the fuel has forced the Ministry to rethink its earlier decision for a national roll-out in April 2009.
The phased roll-out, with only service stations mid-island and in eastern parishes retailing the fuel, aimed to facilitate completion of a storage tank facility in Montego Bay, which will supply the western-end of the island.
‘If you are going to have a way out of fossil fuel dependency, if you are going to diversify... you have to be able to convert your rolling stock as quickly as possible, and biofuels development is one critical aspect of this,’ Mullings adds.
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