Wood Energy Catalogue

Biofuels Policy of Zimbabwe (2020)

2020
Region
Africa
Countries of implementation
Zimbabwe
The Policy covers the period up to year 2030 and focuses on liquid biofuels in the transport sector, initially ethanol from sugar cane and biodiesel from Jatropha, while exploring the possibility of using other feed stocks for biofuel production. It is structured around four interrelated pillars, namely the economic; agricultural; environmental; and social and institutional which identify and respond to the key issues that need to be addressed for successful sector development. The Policy proposes that the country: a) achieves a consistent and sustainable ethanol blending ratio of up to 20% by 2030; b) introduces biodiesel at a blending ratio of up to 2% by 2030, and c) increases the number of players in the biofuels sector.
Keywords
Zimbabwe, policy, biofuel, ethanol, sugarcane, biodiesel, Jatropha
Type of initiatives
Policy
Level of intervention
National
Responsible agencies
Ministry of Energy and Power Development (of Zimbabwe)