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Jokowi wants coconuts as aviation biofuel
Indonesia is the world’s second largest coconut producer after the Philippines, and the country is seeking to replicate the success of downstreaming crude palm oil, of which it is the world’s largest producer.
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Soft landing: An airplane of national carrier Garuda Indonesia lands on Feb. 21, 2024, on a runway at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Blang Bintang, in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Garuda and Pertamina successfully tested Bioavtur J2.4 sustainable aviation fuel for commercial flight. (AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants to turn the country’s coconuts into an alternate source of bio aviation fuel in a move to step up the downstreaming of the agriculture sector.
Jokowi also asked the industry to pay more attention to the development of coconut waste in the future, adding that it has potential as a biofuel.
“Coconuts can become aviation biofuel; it is a big task for us to utilize [them] and make [biofuel production] more attractive. This is also important for other countries," he said on Monday during the 51st International COCOTECH Conference and Exhibition in Surabaya, which was livestreamed on YouTube.
Indonesia is the world’s second largest coconut producer after the Philippines, and the country is seeking to replicate the success of downstreaming crude palm oil, of which it is the world’s largest producer.
The government has been pushing to increase the mix of palm oil-derived fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) in the country’s biodiesel program with a goal of 40 percent next year, higher than the 35 percent set last year.
Last year, the government also kick-started a trial of palm-oil derived aviation biofuel involving state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. This year, it did a trial for biodiesel use for trains with state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said at the same event that the President wants the country to stop exporting coconuts in their raw form and instead export them after they are processed domestically, as quoted from Kumparan.
