Jamaica to switch to E10 by second half of 2008

In Jamaica, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica said that it is planning to switch from supplying regular unleaded to an E10 blend this year. The energy ministry confirmed that the switch is planned for the second half of the year, and that retrofitting of pumps at gas stations was now underway to enable distribution of the fuel.

A recent Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study examined biofuel opportunities in Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana. The report discussed the 6 million gallon ethanol target for Barbados, to cover domestic needs, which could be produced from sugar cane.

IDB has also released A Blueprint for Green Energy, prepared by Garten Rothkopf, seeks to cut through the hype surrounding biofuels, and alternative energy writ large, and present an objective, fact-based analysis of the region’s global competitive position looking forward to 2020. It includes the most extensive study done to date on the global biofuels market, including 50 countries. “A Blueprint for Green Energy in the Americas” offers a strategic blueprint for IDB activities in the region, to serve as the basis for even more focused and policy-oriented studies in the future.

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