The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is partnering with the United States (US) Grains Council for the production of ethanol in Nigeria, in a bid to moving to produce fuel from alternative sources.
NNPC announced the development on its X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday, when the US Grains Council visited the national oil firm.
Recall that the NNPCL CEO met with the members of the Grains Council from the US, led by Ryan LeGrand, the Council’s CEO. “During the visit, both parties explored areas of collaboration towards growing Nigeria’s ethanol production in line with sustainability principles”, it stated.
Ethanol is an alternative fuel from corn and cellulose stocks like crop remains and wood.
The NNPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Niger State government for the establishment of 500 million litres of ethanol plants connected to maize cultivation, sugarcane, and sweet sorghum, on 100,000 hectares of land in the State.
The State government said the move will have over 500,000 tons of crops to power the ethanol plant. The MoU involves the NNPC agreeing to plant 135 million trees on 100,000 hectares, as part of the 2030 net zero targets and climate protection.
