Lack of common standards for blending ethanol with petrol is
limiting East Africa's ability to use biofuels in reducing the carbon emissions
from fossil fuels in the transport sector.
The growing demand for petroleum products among the East
Africa Community (EAC) member countries has seen a rise in greenhouse gas
emissions. However, these can be reduced through use of ethanol from sugar
plantations and biodiesel from croton nuts, jatropha curcas plant and other
feedstocks.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan are
yet to come up with common regional standards of blending ethanol with petrol.
It also applies to the blending of biodiesel with fossil fuel diesel.
