New ethanol plant to start production

Brazil and Angola are teaming up to construct Angola Bio-Energy's new ethanol plant.

The project, implemented for the first time in Angola, will produce approximately 260,000 tonnes of sugar and 30 million litres of ethanol, through sugarcane.

The factory has capacity to use 2 million tonnes of sugarcane per year. To date, 7,000 hectares of sugarcane have been planted on a 36,000-hectare plot.

Facilities have now been fitted and the plant will start production in June.