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According to Greenfuels E-85 kit fitting centres that also sell the fuel in Harare include Redan Ambi and 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 US$1,10 against US$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 rollout follows the approval by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority of the introduction and sale of a new ethanol blend fuel, E85, last month.
This was after the Government in March gazetted the regulations which specify the quality of E85 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