Pertamina NRE Drives Development of Multi-Feedstock and Multi-Generation Based Bioethanol
Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) officially launched the Bioethanol Development Center in Tegineneng, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung, on Monday (14/09/2026). This facility has been developed as a platform for the development and testing of pilot-scale bioethanol, covering feedstock development, cultivation, technology testing, and the validation of bioethanol production processes.
The launch event was attended by various stakeholders from the government, Pertamina, industry, academia, and strategic partners. Notable attendees included the Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Deputy Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Todotua Pasaribu, President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persio) Mochamad Iriawan, Director of Risk Management of PT Pertamina (Persio) Ahmad Siddik Badruddin, President Director of Pertamina NRE John Anis, Governor of Lampung Province Rahmat Mirzani Djausal, as well as President Director of PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) Nandi Julyanto and President Director of Toyota Tsusho Indonesia (TTI) Toru Murakami.
John Anis, President Director of Pertamina NRE, explained that the objective of the Bioethanol Development Center is to prioritise a multi-feedstock and multi-generation technology approach. This involves utilising diverse potential raw materials and both first-generation (1G) and second-generation (2G) bioethanol production technologies. This approach is expected to optimise local resource potential while supporting the development of the national bioethanol ecosystem.
The launch momentum was also marked by the signing of two memoranda of understanding. The first is a Joint Agreement between Pertamina NRE and the Lampung Provincial Government for the development of agribusiness, energy security, and food security in Lampung Province. The second is a Memorandum of Understanding between Pertamina NRE, TMMIN, TTI, and the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (raBit) to explore the technical and commercial potential of sustainable bioethanol production and utilisation in Indonesia, including feasibility studies, technology development, and the exchange of knowledge and experience.
The Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Deputy Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Todotua Pasaribu, stated that bioethanol development can create an ecosystem that unites agriculture, industry, technology, investment, and society within a single renewable energy-based economic chain.
“Lampung possesses 430,000 KL, with a primary strategy involving reactivation, synergy with PTPN, the development of integrated first-generation (1G) and second-generation (2G) sorghum, the pilot Bioethanol Development Center, cassava downstreaming, maize downstreaming, and factory conversion, all of which can support energy security,” said Todotua on Monday.