South Africas growing reliance on imported refined fuels is strengthening the case for domestic bioethanol production, according to findings presented at the Localisation Support Funds recent sorghum-to-bioethanol roundtable.
Presenting findings from the South African sorghum price forecasting and bioethanol market study , Blueprint Holdings CEO Josie Rowe-Setz said the countrys fuel security position has weakened significantly over the past decade as domestic refining capacity declined.
South Africas fuel economy was really built on imported energy because we dont have our own crude, Rowe-Setz said.
