Indonesia to implement B40 palm oil biodiesel on Jan 1, 2025, says official

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan. 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said today.

Indonesia currently has a 35% mandatory blend for palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B35.

The government had previously flagged a plan to increase the biodiesel blend to 40% next year, without specifying a start date.

"There is no issue in terms of supply volume and other aspects, so we are ready for a mandatory (implementation)," said Eniya.

When implemented, the B40 mandate could increase biodiesel consumption to up to 16 million kilolitres (KL) next year from a forecast of 13 million KL this year, the energy ministry has estimated.

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