The Eastern Cape Provincial Government remains committed to growing the bio-fuels industry in the province.  This is shown in the fact that 300 000 hectares have been earmarked for biofuel crops, such as canola and soya bean. 

The ECDC has been involved in growing trials for Canola and Soya Bean and these trial have proved extremely positive.  In addition to this the Eastern Cape Provincial Government is in the process of finalising and formalising the provincial policy on bio-fuels which is directly linked to the national policy.  Once in place this policy will provide the road-map for bio-fuel production in the Eastern Cape.

Initiatives in the bio-fuels sector to date include ASGISA Eastern Cape (Pty) Ltd, government's primary rural development agency, researching full-scale production of bio-fuels and, PetroSA, the national oil company, investing in bio-fuel production in the Eastern part of the province to feed into its refinery which is anticipated to open in the Coega IDZ in 2015.