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In December 2006 a draft Biofuels Industrial Strategy was approved by Cabinet to go for public consultation. The public consultation process involved workshops and meetings at both national and provincial level, and consultations with organised industry, farmers, communities, non-governmental organisations and provincial government departments. Comments from stakeholders were duly considered and incorporated into the draft Strategy and in December 2007, Cabinet approved the National Biofuels Industrial Strategy. The approved Strategy suggests a 2% biofuels penetration to the current fuel pool by 2013. The 2% will slightly contribute to energy security, create 25 000 jobs in rural farming, and achieve a balance of payments saving of R1.7 billion. Read the approved Strategy Document. Subsequent to the approval of the Strategy, the Licensing Criteria were also published on the departmental website to enable the licensing of biofuel manufacturing facilities. |
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