Indonesia to roll out 25 per cent biodiesel rule from 2019 – official
Rules introduced in 2015 require a 20 percent bio content in biodiesel for land transportation from January 2016 to January 2020, after which a 30 percent bio content would be mandatory.
* Indonesia will make it mandatory for bidiesel to contain 25 percent bio content from 2019 onwards, an energy ministry official said on Thursday.
* “Starting 2019,” New and Renewable Energy Director Rida Mulyana told Reuters by text message in response to questions on the matter.
* Mulyana did not provide further detail.
* Rules introduced in 2015 require a 20 percent bio content in biodiesel for land transportation from January 2016 to January 2020, after which a 30 percent bio content would be mandatory.
* According to a local media report, the energy ministry is now drafting technical requirements for the “B25” rule.
Source: reuters
