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Harare Bureau
Greenfuel has intensified the roll-out of E-85, a blend of ethanol and unleaded fuel by increasing the number of fuel stations selling the product and fitting centres for conversion kits that enable cars to use the fuel. According to Greenfuel’s E-85 kit fitting centres that also sell the fuel in Harareinclude Redan Ambi, Zuva service stations at Groombridge and along Chinhoyi Street.
E-85 is also being sold at Zuva-Rolf Valley and at CMED Workington. The high octane fuel is a mix of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent unleaded petroleum.
The fuel is being sold at $1,10 against $1,48 for unleaded fuel. The conversion kit enables cars with direct fuel injection systems to adjust automatically to manage the flow of the different types of fuel to give the best performance and efficiency.
The use of E-85 has several advantages which include significant savings on fuel bills while ethanol is environmentally friendly, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90 percent.
The roll out follows the approval by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority of the introduction and sale of a new ethanol blend fuel, E-85, last month.
This was after the Government in March gazetted the regulations, which specify the quality of E-85 and other fuels that may be used in Zimbabwe.
At the time Zera said it fully supported the use of bio-ethanol blends which reduce environmental emissions as well as enhance energy security.
Government recently made it mandatory for all the petrol sold in the country to be blended in a move anticipated to reduce the country’s fuel import bill.
Greenfuel, which built and operates the Chisumbanje Ethanol Project in Manicaland has the capacity to meet 85 percent of Sadc petroleum requirements.
Online Reporter