Indonesia's Pertamina launches sales of gasoline with 5% ethanol mix

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Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina has launched sales of gasoline containing 5% of bioethanol made from sugar molasses in two cities, as the country aims to expand the availability of renewable fuels.

Pertamina said it has started selling Pertamax Green 95, its 95-octane gasoline mixed with 5% bioethanol, in 15 petrol stations in the capital Jakarta and the city of Surabaya in East Java, the company said in a statement late on Monday.

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, has already implemented a 35% mandatory blend of palm oil in its biodiesel, but has faced delays in implementation of a biofuel mix in gasoline because of a"Pertamax Green 95 is a milestone for Pertamina in development and distribution of gasoline biofuel," said Pertamina CEO Nicke Widyawati.

 

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