The Mumias Sugar Company that had halted the ethanol production due to lack of raw material from last one month will resume the operations. The management of the mill has managed to get 2000 tonnes of molasses from the private millers in Kakamega Country to start the operations.
“We can now start our operations that were halted for one month as we have managed for 2000 tonnes of molasses for fermentation from private millers and we will soon start ethanol production,” said an official of the mill.
According to the media report, Ponangalli Venkata Ramana Rao, the receiver-manager of the mill has emphasized on ethanol production to generate revenue to run the mill.
