Indonesia, June 27 -- The Indonesian government remains committed to launching the Biodiesel 50 (B50) program in 2026, according to Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung.

B50 is a blended fuel containing 50 percent biofuel-mainly derived from palm oil-and 50 percent conventional diesel. Currently, the government is promoting B40, which consists of 40 percent biofuel and 60 percent diesel.

"We are evaluating B40 and planning to begin the implementation of the B50 program next year, in 2026," Tanjung stated in Bojonegoro District, East Java, on Thursday (June 26).

However, he noted that the government had not ruled out the possibility of accelerating the B50 timeline, depending on the country's capacity to produc...