Honduras: $120 Million for Biodiesel Generation

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They met with President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and detailed the characteristics of the project, which includes financing, technical assistance, and buying the raw material from local growers.

“The plantations could be located in the departments of Valle and Choluteca, in the country’s south, and in El Paraíso, to the east”, reported Proceso Digital.

Source: proceso.hn

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