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He said blend was fast becoming the fuel of choice the world over.
“The whole world is going in that direction and nearer home, South Africa has introduced mandatory blending.
“In some other countries they have even gone further and they are now blending diesel (with ethanol),” said the source.
Economists said Zimbabwe could save almost US$4 million every month with the introduction of E-5.
They argued that Zimbabwe uses at least 1,6 million litres of petrol daily and with the introduction of E-5, US$4 million would be saved monthly.
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Arda chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza hailed Cabinet for coming up with a way forward on the Chisumbanje Ethanol Project.
“We must commend the President (Mugabe) for remaining steadfast on this entire exercise and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for leading his team to a national agenda.
“The details of the Cabinet report are what have to be pursued. Dialogue between DPM Mutambara and his team and other relevant stakeholders must be pursued immediately,” he said.
The Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant stopped operations in February after exhausting its storage capacity of 10 million litres.
There was political bickering and price-related issues that led to low sales of E-10.
Government set up a Cabinet taskforce led by DPM Mutambara to address all issues that led to the closure of the plant with a view to ensuring immediate re-opening of the plant.
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