Thailand confirms sufficient supply of gasohol by 2008
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Motorists across Thailand will have sufficient supply of gasohol by the beginning of 2008, as the country plans to totally stop local consumption of premium and regular gasoline to reduce national reliance on imported oil amid the escalating world oil crisis. Earlier, there were doubts about Thailand's capacity and supply.
But a government committee in charge of developing and promoting the local production and consumption of bio-energy said on Sunday that the local production of ethanol, the main ingredient of gasohol, now stands at around 570,000 litre per day from five ethanol plants. However, the capacity of ethanol production from the five plants would nearly double to 1.008 litre per day by the end of this year, the committee revealed.
This will result in sufficient supply of premium gasohol (gasohol 95) across the country by the beginning of 2006. The local production of ethanol will increase to at least 3 million litres per day by next year, as the government is approving more licences for local ethanol manufacturers with their total production capacity of at least 4.985 million litres per day.
The number of licenced ethanol plants in Thailand is 25 currently, with more licences being approved, according to the commitee. The country uses cassava and sugar cane as ethanol feedstocks.
Given the move, motorists across the kingdom would have sufficient supply of both premium and regular gasohol (gasohol 95 and gasohol 91) by the beginning of 2008, four years faster than the government's earlier target, the committee confirmed.
The total sale of gasohol across the country in May this year reached 3.5 million litre per day, according to the official figure. (TNA)
Bangkok Post.
Motorists across Thailand will have sufficient supply of gasohol by the beginning of 2008, as the country plans to totally stop local consumption of premium and regular gasoline to reduce national reliance on imported oil amid the escalating world oil crisis. Earlier, there were doubts about Thailand's capacity and supply.
But a government committee in charge of developing and promoting the local production and consumption of bio-energy said on Sunday that the local production of ethanol, the main ingredient of gasohol, now stands at around 570,000 litre per day from five ethanol plants. However, the capacity of ethanol production from the five plants would nearly double to 1.008 litre per day by the end of this year, the committee revealed.
This will result in sufficient supply of premium gasohol (gasohol 95) across the country by the beginning of 2006. The local production of ethanol will increase to at least 3 million litres per day by next year, as the government is approving more licences for local ethanol manufacturers with their total production capacity of at least 4.985 million litres per day.
The number of licenced ethanol plants in Thailand is 25 currently, with more licences being approved, according to the commitee. The country uses cassava and sugar cane as ethanol feedstocks.
Given the move, motorists across the kingdom would have sufficient supply of both premium and regular gasohol (gasohol 95 and gasohol 91) by the beginning of 2008, four years faster than the government's earlier target, the committee confirmed.
The total sale of gasohol across the country in May this year reached 3.5 million litre per day, according to the official figure. (TNA)
Bangkok Post.
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