There are plans in Uganda for the construction of a local ethanol and gelfuel production facility for domestic lighting and cooking uses. The production facility which is planned by a local investor, will utilize starch/saccharine crops as feedstocks. The production plant is expected to be completed by June 2008. According to the Biopact website, gelfuel is a “clean-burning,non-poisonous, biobased fuel” made from a simple technology using ethanol and a biomass-based thickening agent as raw materials. Gelfuel is seen as an alternative replacement to wood fuels, which is used by majority of African households. By reducing demand for wood fuels, forest resources in the region can be conserved. The product has received support from the World Bank (Millennium Gelfuel Initiative)..