JAKARTA: The Indonesia Biodiesel Producers Association (APROBI) estimates the country may export up to 2 million kilolitres (kl) of unblended biodiesel in 2019 in an “optimistic scenario”, Vice Chairman Paulus Tjakrawan told reporters on Thursday. In a “pessimistic scenario”, he said biodiesel exports this year would be around 1 million to 1.2 million kl. This […]

JAKARTA, June 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s consumption of palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B30, is seen around 8 million kilolitres (KL) this year, below target, Trade Ministry data showed on Monday.

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s consumption of biodiesel in 2021 could be higher than initially estimated, an energy ministry official told a virtual conference on Monday.

JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil exporter, plans to finish research into biodiesel containing 40 per cent palm oil by November, the head of the energy ministry’s research department said on Wednesday. The country will implement the mandatory use of biodiesel containing 40 per cent palm oil, known as B40, in July 2021 as it seeks to increase domestic […]

[JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to start producing green diesel from palm oil in 2022, with output estimated at 3.7 million kilolitres, a senior official in the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Tuesday. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, wants to develop green diesel, a second generation biodiesel. It currently uses biodiesel made from […]

JAKARTA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – * Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has allocated 6.19 million kilolitre (KL) of unblended biodiesel for B20 programme in 2019, Renewable Energy Director General Rida Mulyana said on Friday. * The ministry has allocated the biodiesel to 18 fuel distribution companies to be blended and sold to users, the […]

[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s energy ministry allocated 9.59 million kilolitres of unblended biodiesel for its mandatory biofuel programme in 2020, a ministerial decree released on Friday showed. That is 45 per cent higher compared with the 6.63 million kilolitres allocation for this year. President Joko Widodo has proposed starting mandatory use of palm-based biodiesel with 30 per cent […]

JAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – * Indonesia’s energy ministry approved an additional allocation of 72,000 kilo litres (KL) of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), made from palm oil, to run a comprehensive trial for its B30 programme, an official said on Monday. * The country aims to implement the B30 in 2020 – a mandatory […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Indonesia are not participating in the EU’s Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Workshop related to biofuels in Brussels, Belgium. In a statement on Thursday, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) explained that it was because of the likelihood of the EU using the ILUC’s land use criteria to justify […]

JAKARTA — The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel infrastructure that Indonesia is investing heavily in, and could render the country’s alternative-fuel model redundant,  new projections show.