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. 2021 Jun 30;7(7):e07455. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07455

Table 15.

Selected country biofuels policy development in SSA (Jumbe and Mkondiwa, 2013).

SSA countries Presence of policies Biofuels mandates
Ghana Energy policy, renewable energy None
Angola Biofuels law None
Mozambique Renewable energy policy, biofuels strategy Blend mandate approved but not yet specified
Nigeria Energy policy, biofuels strategy 10% ethanol target, no mandate
South Africa Energy policy, renewable energy white paper, biofuels industrial strategy Biofuels strategy approved in 2007 proposed 2 percent biodiesel and 8 percentage ethanol blend by 2013
Tanzania Energy policy, in the process of developing a biofuels strategy None
Zambia Renewable energy, and biofuels industrial strategy None
Zimbabwe Draft energy policy None
Uganda Energy policy None
Benin Could not establish but has Agricultural revival programme None
Mali Renewable energy, and biofuels industrial strategy None
Malawi Malawi's national energy policy Mandates 10 percent ethanol dependent on availability
Senegal Energy policy None
Mauritius Multi-Annual Adaptation Strategy, Ethanol Development strategy None
Swaziland National energy policy-Renewable Energy Action Plan None