Are Biofuels Economically Competitive with Their Petroleum Counterparts? Production Cost Analysis for Zambia

With increased global interest in biofuels, Zambia, a Sub- Saharan African country that entirely depends on imports for its petroleum supply, is planning to implement blending mandates for biofuels. But, a large number of issues—including production costs of biofuels, land requirements to meet...

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Main Authors: Sinkala, Thomson, Timilsina, Govinda R., Ekanayake, Indira J.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17913855/biofuels-economically-competitive-petroleum-counterparts-production-cost-analysis-zambia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15858