Fiji's Ambassador to China, Sir James Ah Koy maintains that the multimillion dollar ethanol plant project is not on hold and efforts are still being made to get the project off the ground.
Speaking to Fijivillage news, Sir James said government’s position on the project is that it will not invest in the deal as it is too costly.
However, according to Sir James he is still trying to find a private company in Fiji who can team up with the Chinese investors to set up the ethanol plants. He said he will find someone.
Sir James said an area of approximately 8000 hectors of land is required for the project and the Chinese investors are still keen on setting up the plants in Fiji.
Bio fuel Chief Engineer from the Ministry of Energy Vilimoni Vosarogo stated earlier that the project has been put on hold by government due to the lack of finance. This follows the diversion of the funds to flood rehabilitation in January this year.
Ethanol plant project not on hold-Ah Koy
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