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Mandatory fuel blending ratio up

Government has increased the mandatory blending of unleaded petrol from five percent ethanol to 10 percent with immediate effect. This was announced in a extraordinary Government Gazette published yes...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 April 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Fuel blending to go up to 30%

THE government says plans are underway to increase mandatory blending levels of unleaded petrol with ethanol to E30 and beyond as part of measures to arrest energy costs.Responding to questions on gov...

By Prosper Ndlovu | Published: 23 June 2015

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

E15 fuel blend not compatible with Madza vehicles

Car assembler, Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries (WMMI), says its vehicles are not compatible with E15 fuel blend and does not warranty cars using such fuel should they develop engine or emission syst...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 June 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zim vehicles could run on 100% ethanol

Zimbabwe could become the world's first country to have vehicles that run entirely on ethanol, parliamentarians heard today.Green Fuel general manager Graeme Smith told the parliamentary portfolio com...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 March 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

10% ethanol blending begins

The new mandatory 10 percent  blending of ethanol with petrol has started today (Tuesday) with experts assuring the motoring public that no damages will be experienced as the fuel is compatible t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zim begins mandatory 10% blending

Zimbabwe will from Tuesday begin the mandatory 10% blending of country's fuel as the country moves to cut its fuel importation bill and use the money for other developmental projects, Energy and Power...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Fuel dealers adopt mandatory blending

Fuel dealers have moved in to comply with the country's laws which stipulate that petrol sold locally should be blended with five percent ethanol.With the statutory instrument 17 of 2013 which compels...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

E20 petrol blending to become mandatory in Zim

Zimbabwe is working on introducing mandatory blending of petrol to the levels of E20 (a mixture of 80% petrol and 20% anhydrous ethanol), President Robert Mugabe has said.Speaking at the official ope...

By fin24 | Published: 18 September 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Green Fuel calls for 20% blending

Green Fuel is pleading with the government to consider introducing at least 20% mandatory ethanol-petrol blending to maximise national benefits from the $600 million investment at Chisumbanje and in t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZERA licences four companies to blend E5

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has licensed Green Fuel, Zuva Petroleum, Sakunda Energy, and the National Oil and Infrastructure Company to blend E5 fuel.This comes after the authority introd...

By Business reporter | Published: 05 September 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

E85 blend fuel use spreads

THE use of locally produced cheaper biofuels especially E-85 is increasing rapidly with Harare alone now having over 2 000 petrol vehicles that are now flex fuel compliant.E-85 is the highest blend ra...

By Business reporter | Published: 04 September 2013

ZIMBABWE

Blending to reduce fuel import bill

THE proposed introduction of mandatory blending of ethanol (E5) and unleaded petrol is expected to reduce  the  fuel import  bill  by at least 5%, but some  motorists fear the...

By Business reporter | Published: 20 August 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

2 months altimatum for fuel dealers

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has given fuel dealers two months to comply with 5% mandatory blending following the licensing of the $600 million Chisumbanje ethanol plant under Green...

By Business reporter | Published: 19 August 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe enforces cheap petrol blend

The Zimbabwean government has, with immediate effect, introduced mandatory blending of anhydrous ethanol and unleaded petrol at the level of 5% ethanol and 95% unleaded petrol (known as E5).Appropriat...

By Business reporter | Published: 15 August 2013
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