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.