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Indonesia's government is preparing to launch a palm oil-based biodiesel blending programme with a 40% mix, known as B40, on 1 January, according to a report by The Star.
The palm oil-based biodiesel programme is expected to cut the country's carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40 million tonnes annually, according to the 1 December report, which cited Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto speaking at the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries.
Hartarto said Indonesia's B35 programme had already reduced carbon dioxide emissions by around 32 million tonnes a year.
A report by the Jakarta Globe dated 29 November said the government had also approved an increase in the national palm oil production quota to meet the rising demand generated by the B40 programme.
Indonesia's government had initially planned to launch the B40 programme between 2021 and 2022, but soaring vegetable oil prices made implementation too costly at the time, Reuters reported in January 2022.
Source: The Star