Tanzania to import Brazilian ethanol to lower fuel prices

In move that will hopefully reduce the cost of fuel by 10%, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will import ethanol from Brazil.

In addition to lower fuel prices, the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is keen to encourage the use of ethanol in order to reduce the region's reliance on fossil fuels within the transport sector.

With this push towards the use of biofuels come guidelines and the ministry of Energy and Minerals has already introduced some requirements. The guidelines state that any biofuel produced in the country must not be built on land that could rival food crop cultivation.

It states: 'Investors or developers shall use land for specified energy crop in case of default, Tanzania Investment Act of 1997 shall be applied to institute legal proceedings against the investors or developers.'