South Africas growing reliance on imported refined fuel has increased its exposure to global supply-chain disruption, shipping volatility, exchange-rate pressure and geopolitical risk.
Local bio-ethanol production could help reduce this exposure by creating a domestic fuel-blending stream, Blueprint Holdings CEO Josie Rowe-Setz said during the Localisation Support Funds LSFs roundtable discussion in Sandton last week.
The roundtable focused on findings from the South African Sorghum-to-Bioethanol Study, which identifies domestic bio-ethanol production as a potential hedge against fuel price volatility and broader supply-chain risk.
