Biomass: Government Incentives
Renewable Energy

Tanzania primed for Biofuel

Tanzania is ready to start ramping up its biofuel production. As the Minister of Energy spoke to some biofuel producers he said the government wants to make it profitable for all parties. The country is determined to make this venture luctrative to itself and others.

Liberia get Biomass Plant

Liberia, a small country on the coast of Africa, just anounced that a 35 megawatt power plant will be built. As reported in the Liberian Observer, the unqiue aspect of the plant is that it will be fueled by biomass.

Biofuel Incentives

The 2005 Energy policy set forth many incentives on all sorts of alternative renewable energy sources. With regard to biofuel and biodiesel the government gave some tax incentives to producers and distributors. Small producers of biodiesel and ethanol get a ten cent per gallon tax credit, up to 15 million gallons. The tax incentives last until the end of 2008. Fuelling stations are eligible to receive a 30 percent incentive against the cost of installing clean fuel vehicle refueling equipment. This will last through the end of 2010.

The Canadian government is planning to spend 1.5 billion in biofuel production incentives over nine years. Ethanol(biofuel) producers can get a ten cents per liter credit for the first three years. Biodiesel producers can get up to 20 cents per liter.

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