Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister signed a decree on Friday allocating 15.6 million kiloliters of biodiesel for 2025 and asking the industry to adjust to a higher percentage of the blend by the end of next month. “The ministerial regulation has been signed,” Minister Bahlil Lahadalia told reporters, revealing that the government plans to increase the mandatory biodiesel ratio to 50 percent next year.
Eniya Listiani Dewi, a senior official at the Ministry of Health, said biodiesel producers and fuel retailers have until February 28 to adapt to the B40 blend. She cited technical challenges associated with fuel subsidies as the reason for the extension.
Of this year’s total allocation, KL7.55 million is for Public Service Obligation (PSO), covering areas such as public transportation, and sales will be subsidized by the country’s palm oil fund.
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