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View all search resultsExpert have contended that the government is carried away by ambition with its plan to make the use of B40 biodiesel mandatory starting next year, as refiners may fail to produce enough palm oil-derived fuel.
The government’s “green fuel” program is expected to help boost the share of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix to 23 percent by 2024 from 8.55 percent in 2018 and lower fossil fuel use and crude oil imports. Domestic biofuel consumption is also expected to rise to 17.4 million kiloliters by 2024 from 6.9 million kiloliters in 2020.
APROBI chairman MP Tumanggor said the trial, starting in March, was in line with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to implement B40 fuel fully in January 2021, as reported by kompas.com on Monday.
NGOs are rallying against a number of B20 diesel fuel suppliers of state-owned energy giant Pertamina, whose rap sheet allegedly includes land clearing and triggering forest fires to make room for oil palm plantations in the region
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