<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>JAKARTA (Aug 22): Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said on Thursday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Indonesia currently has a 35% mandatory blend for palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B35.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The government had previously flagged a plan to increase the biodiesel blend to 40% next year, without specifying a start date.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"There is no issue in terms of supply volume and other aspects, so we are ready for a mandatory (implementation)," Eniya told <em>Reuters</em>.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>When implemented, the B40 mandate could increase biodiesel consumption to up to 16 million kilolitres (KL) next year from a forecast of 13 million KL this year, the energy ministry has estimated.</p></div>

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Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said on Thursday.

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Australia’s central bank held its key interest rate at a 13-year high on Tuesday, aiming to keep up the pressure on stubbornly sticky inflation while joining much of the world in waiting for the outcome of US elections.

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