Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says Sunbird Bioenergy Africa will support farmers in Kawambwa district to grow cassava for the extraction of ethanol.

Mr. Chimbwali said ethanol is a clean source of energy that will be used in the automotive fuel industry.He told ZANIS that a bio-fuel company called Sunbird Bioenergy Africa will be extracting ethanol from cassava.

Mr. Chimbwali impressed happiness with the investment that was taking place in Kawambwa district which he said has created jobs for the local people.He added that the investment has created 600 jobs noting that over 200 hundred workers from Kawambwa tea plant have been employed permanently.

Mr. Chimbwali observed that the investment would add value to the fuel processing skills in the country and subsequently reduce fuel prices in the country.

He confirmed that there were no displacements of people and that the investment would improve the local people’s lives.

Mr. Chimbwali has however called on more investors to invest in Luapula province because it has a lot of land and tourism potential.

9 COMMENTS

Ndodo March 19, 2015 At 2:47 pm

Ethanol is Ethyl Alcohol….the only edible alcohol. This is a brewing company making ‘kachasu’ from cassava. Ba PS get advise from experts before being duped that its a fuel. It can burn but very poor efficiency in terms of energy production. So kunwa fye!
- jst sayin' March 19, 2015 At 3:15 pm
  
  The reporting leaves much to be desired. Too many things left hanging
- Dontcare March 19, 2015 At 5:07 pm
  
  Ha ha ha! This is simple distillation of Carbohydrates+yeast to form Ethanol and Carbon dioxide. You do not need an investor for this sure!
Shimaini March 19, 2015 At 2:50 pm

another story of fuel from grass ask KK
Ndodo March 19, 2015 At 2:53 pm

Ethanol /????n?l/, also commonly called alcohol, spirits, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is the principal type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, produced by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts. It is a neurotoxic[11][12] psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs used by humans. It can cause alcohol intoxication when consumed in sufficient quantity. Ethanol is used as a solvent, an antiseptic, a fuel and the active fluid in modern (post-mercury) thermometers (since it has a low freezing point). It is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a strong chemical odor. Its structural formula CH
3CH
2OH, is often abbreviated as C2H
5OH, C
2H
6O or EtOH.

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lupe March 19, 2015 At 3:06 pm

That will be a big bang for the district though we are still waiting for the investor to be on site.People let’s report wisely
benard phiri March 19, 2015 At 3:13 pm

Its sounds good man.We wait for them.Iam sure it is not the company manufacturing blue whisk,walya ndimu.formed by the late president Chiluba.
Saimbwende March 19, 2015 At 4:51 pm

So there is ethanol in cassava? No wonder people like Dan Pule always act, look and sound so bouncy and energized.
- MWINE MUNZI March 19, 2015 At 5:00 pm
  
  kekekeke, Danny Pule does not drink alcohol, he eats it.