"We hope the biofuels project will be approved despite the fluctuation of oil prices on the international market," Reuters quoted Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador as saying at an event in the African nation. "We have conditions to proceed with production in Mozambique given the vast potential."

Reuters also reported that Namburete said the state has also received requests to open up more than 5 million hectares of land to harvest different crops for biodiesel production.

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