Sustainable global biofuel markets developed by the Global South a possibility, says President Lula

Jakarta plans to to push for B50 to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, says Bahlil Lahadalia

Bloc's move perceived as an attempt to buy time, says Budi Santoso

Its access to feedstocks plus a new biorefinery in Johor will up its production capacity

JAKARTA, May 16 — The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set a target for the mandatory use of five per cent bioethanol (E5) in fuel blends, which will begin in 2026.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Indonesia's new government aims to revive oil and gas production, with plans to cut regulations, reactivate idle wells, and enhance output at producing assets in hopes of reversing a decades-long decline in output, officials have said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — The European Union’s (EU) ban on the import of palm oil as a biofuel by 2030 is seen as lacking in transparency and scientific reliability which provides an inaccurate view of the sustainability practices practised in the country's biofuel industry.

SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) found carbon emissions fell 83 per cent using a vegetable oil biofuel blend instead of a marine gas oil in a trial for a dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, the centre said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The country will delay the nationwide rollout of its B20 palm oil biodiesel mandate to early 2022 to prioritise an economy that has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, state news agency Bernama reported late Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia, the world's second largest palm oil producer, will take legal action against the European Union's restrictions on palm oil-based biofuels with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), calling the policy a "discriminatory action".