Dar Es Salaam — RECENT high oil prices as well as an intensified debate about climate change, have led many countries to suggest that modern bio-energy development could mitigate the negative impacts of unstable fossil fuel prices and continued reliance on inefficient and unhealthy traditional biomass energy options as well as contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Consequently, over the last three to four years, many sub-Saharan African countries have started modern bio-energy initiatives, and a number of them have rushed into agreements with international investors for large-scale liquid bio-fuel development.
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