Project Objective
• Operate a business that contributes solutions
against Global Warming. (Green Economy).
• This will be done through:
1.Production of biofuel (ethanol)
2.Electricity co-generation
3.Waste management
4.Rural Development
Areas of Operation - Municipalities
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Alfred Nzo District
Mbizana Local
Ugu District
uMuziwabantu Local
Critical licences for the project
1. BioEthanol Manufacturing licence
2. Independent Power Producing licence
3. Water Use licence
Total land needed for the Project
• 35 000 hectares
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• 50 hectares
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Communal Agricultural land,
starting at Mbizana &
uMuziwabantu Municipalities
Factory site
uMuziwabantu Municipality
Stakeholders
1. Municipalities
ANDM, Mbizana, Ugu DM, uMuziwabantu
2. eThala Management Services
3. LIMA Rural Development Foundation
4. Alfred Nzo Development Agency
5. HDI Farming Communities
Project Phases
Phase 1 –> 10 000 ha
Construction of the factory
Phase 2 –> 10 000ha
Ramp up
Phase 3 –> 15 000ha
Optimum Phase
Feasibility Study
1. Environmental Impact Analysis (INR)
2. Acquisition of the cultivar
3. Field Trials of the cultivar
4. Application for licences
5. Access to land
eThala Green Energy Factory
Technology Partner: Praj Industries
* Receiving and storage of feedstock
* Juicing -> Fermentation -> Distilling Units
* Power Unit (Steam and Electricity)
* Laboratories; Offices; Storage Tanks
cont.
Statistics
Farming land
Jobs
Investment
Agricultural
Factory
Fuel Output
Electricity
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35 000ha
13 000
R500m
R2bn
520 000 lpd
425 000 MWh
eThala Management Services
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