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        "id": 1871015,
        "msgid": "indonesia-targets-2027-for-e10-petrol-rollout-plans-30-bioethanol-plants-1784595067",
        "date": "2026-07-21 07:20:00",
        "title": "Indonesia Targets 2027 for E10 Petrol Rollout, Plans 30 Bioethanol Plants",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government is planning to introduce petrol blended with 10% bioethanol (E10) by 2027, with a subsequent jump to 20% (E20) by 2028-2029. Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated the policy aims to reduce petrol imports, but the government will first establish a domestic bioethanol industry using cassava, sugarcane, and maize. President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the construction of at least 30 new bioethanol plants to support the mandate and avoid relying on imported ethanol.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia has\nrevealed plans to implement petrol blended with 10% to 20% bioethanol\n(E10-E20) in Indonesia. Bahlil explained that the rollout will be\ncarried out in stages, with E10 targeted for 2027 and E20 to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cE10 maybe in 2027, and then straight to E20. So the goal is after\nthe planning is complete. We will proceed in stages, copying the\nstrategy used for B10, B20, B30, up to the current B50,\u201d Bahlil said at\nthe State Palace on Monday (21\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Bahlil explained that the study for the mandatory E20 programme has\nbeen underway since 2025 and is nearly complete. The plan is for\nimplementation between 2028 and 2029. \u201cWhy? Because once we implement\nthe mandatory ethanol policy, we can achieve efficiency or savings on\npetrol imports. But we do not want to implement E20 while importing the\nethanol,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent this, the government is preparing the bioethanol industry\nfirst, a process expected to take one to two years, using raw materials\nsuch as cassava, sugarcane, maize, and other commodities. \u201cWe do not\nwant to implement E20 but then import the ethanol. So now we are\npreparing the industry first,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, during a simultaneous harvest event with the Indonesian\nNational Armed Forces (TNI) in Malang, East Java, on Friday (17\/7\/2026),\nPresident Prabowo Subianto expressed his desire to accelerate the\ndevelopment of the bioethanol industry. To realise this, the government\nneeds to build dozens of new bioethanol plants. \u201cWe need factories.\nCurrently, we only have one factory. I have decided we will build at\nleast 30 factories, or up to 50 if necessary,\u201d he stated. Prabowo also\ncompared Indonesia\u2019s progress with other nations, noting that India has\nalready implemented E20, while Brazil is using E100, or pure\nethanol-based fuel.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-targets-2027-for-e10-petrol-rollout-plans-30-bioethanol-plants-1784595067",
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