How long does it take to set up a bio refinery/

bioetanol /diesel plant?

With permits on hand engineering and construction takes 3 to 5 years.

Average bioethanol prices for the first half of June rose by a

marginal Peso 0.01/liter from H2 May to Peso 56.42/liter, and
but fell to Peso 56.24/liter for the second half of the month,
recording an overall month-on-month rise of 0.3% in the
monthly average price for June.

THE PHILIPPINES will likely import more ethanol in the coming

years to meet the mandated ethanol blends in gasoline, as supply
will be unable to meet rising demand through 2020 due to low
productivity and disincentives on investments.
According to a recent study from the United States Department of Agricultures
Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS), the country could be requiring 860
million liters of ethanol by 2020 to meet the 20% ethanol blend requirement for
gasoline by that year, which is estimated to reach 4.302 billion liters based on
data from the Philippine Department of Energy (DoE).
This year, however, the country is only expected to produce 110 million liters of
fuel ethanol and import 300 million liters.
As mandated in the Philippine Biofuels Act of 2006, diesel and gasoline should
have 2% and 10% blends of biodiesel and ethanol, respectively. The DoE said
the 10% ethanol blend will be raised to 20% by 2020.
Estimates for this year show ethanol coming off of five refineries producing
ethanol at a 65 liter/metric ton conversion rate. However, of the countrys 163
million-liter nameplate capacity for ethanol production, only 67% is used
according to the FAS.
The DoE estimates that the country needs roughly 15 more additional
bioethanol plants each capable of delivering 30 million liters of fuel ethanol by
2020 to meet demand.