Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- The Indonesian government is turning palm oil waste, specifically empty fruit bunches (EFB), into bioethanol through a glucose extraction process to accelerate the country's energy transition.

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that collaboration is key to realizing environmentally friendly and sustainable technology.

"We need cross-sector synergy between the government and industry," he said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Andi Rizaldi, Head of the Industrial Services Standardization and Policy Agency (BSKJI), explained that this initiative is being carried out through a partnership between the Center for Standardization and Agro-Industrial Services (BBSPJIA) and private company PT Toyota Motor Ma...