NNPC to enter partners with Kogi on biofuel production 

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The management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kogi State Government will on Tuesday sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the production of ethanol, an organic biofuel that can be used to power automobiles.

In a statement by Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, sayings, the MoU will see to the development of cassava and sugarcane plantations in the state, from where the biofuel can be developed in commercial quantity.

Bello, who disclosed this at a meeting in Abuja, also called on private sector investors to invest in Kogi, particularly in the agricultural sector adding that the state is looking for those who would invest in the processing of crops, serve as off-takers and promote backward integration.

Governor also said, “There is this MoU between the NNPC and the Kogi State Government for the cooperation in the promotion and development of cassava and sugarcane plantation and fuel/ethanol projects in the state coming up very soon.

 


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