"On his part, Praj Head, Business Development, Africa, Makarand Joshi, said following the decision to blend ethanol with petrol, currently India saves $6.7 billion annually because of reduced petrol importation.
Mr Joshi said for Tanzania, which also has sugar factories can produce ethanol from molasses as feedstock.
Molasses is thick, dark brown liquid that is produced during the process of making sugar.
"Cassava could be another potential crop for Tanzania to produce ethanol ..."