Philippine-India Partnership to Boost Philippine Biofuels Industry

The Philippines’ Department of Agricutlure (DA), together with the Department of Energy (DOE), is one of the active government agencies committed to the development of biofuels in the country. The agency  focuses on the development of  feedstock and  biofuel production plants. Recently the DA signed a memorandum of agreement with Praj Industries, an India-based biofuels technology solutions provider, to achieve the above goals. Under the agreement, the DA will provide land for feedstock development; provide farmer assistance and incentives to plant sweet sorghum, cassava, sugarcane or jatropha as bioenergy crops; and assist in attracting investments for commercial feedstock plantations and for construction of biofuel production plants. Praj, on the other hand, will provide design and engineering support, as well as biofuel production plants under mutually agreed conditions.

Related information on Praj Industries: http://www.praj.net/alcoholplants.htm