Rabu 08 Aug 2018 23:02 WIB

B20 mandatory use must be in line with industry development

Govt to immediately implement the regulation on the use of B20.

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Biodiesel (Illustration)
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA The implementation of the mandatory use of 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20) should be in line with development in the automotive industry. National Development Planning Minister/ National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Head Bambang Brodjonegoro stated that on Wednesday.

"Its implementation must be in line with development in the automotive industry, especially those that use diesel fuel," Brodjonegoro.

The minister disclosed that in the past, the government had imposed a similar regulation that required the automotive and machinery industry to adopt a combination of 80 percent diesel and 20 percent crude palm oil for biofuel.

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