Indonesia Eyes Used Cooking Oil Downstreaming for Biofuel
The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment has endorsed a proposal to classify used cooking oil as a commodity.
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The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment has endorsed a proposal to classify used cooking oil as a commodity.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has set the market index price for biofuel, particularly biodiesel, at Rp12,453 per liter.
Pertamina plans to launch its maiden bioethanol product with the research octane number (RON) 95 dubbed Pertamax Green 95.
Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government was determined to implement the 40-percent biofuel or B40 program no later than July 2021
Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Stef Blok said the Netherlands is not backing the EU biofuel ban that targets Indonesian palm oil products.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the government would announce a mandatory use of diesel fuel mixed with 30 percent palm oil (B30).
Ahok was reluctant to expose his experience being Pertamina chief commissioner during the first ten days, yet admitted of having several works.
Musi Banyuasin (Muba) Regency in South Sumatra is set to supply biofuel energy as a commitment to support the 35,000 megawatts power project.
Malaysia is the world's second-largest palm oil producer behind Indonesia.
SOE Minister Rini Soemarno said in the next three years Indonesia was targeted to increase the content of biofuel as an energy alternative.
Pertamina official says once the products can be used
Indonesia will be the world's largest biofuel producer.
CPO exports rise by 13.7% YOY after the B15 mandate took
effect early this month.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry aims at jacking up
biofuel production to 5.3 million kiloliters this year.
Pertamina official says the mandatory component would raise
diesel prices by Rp675 per liter.
Pertamina is ready to implement the government's policy
regarding the use of 15 percent of biofuel substance in
diesel fuel.
To encourage the use of biofuel, the government has revised the
market price index for biodiesel.
Transportation Minister states that biofuel is much safer, and
cheaper.
Trade Ministry and Indonesian biofuel producers association deem
the decision made by EU unacceptable.
Investments in the biodiesel sector are part of Elnusa's four-year capital expenditure program valued at US$390 million.
Minister Jero Wacik expects everyone to support the government's
policy on increasing the use of renewable energy in order to
reduce fuel imports.