B10 mandatory for petrol stations by Feb
Published on: Friday, January 18, 2019
By: Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: Petrol stations nationwide will have to switch to B10 biodiesel from the current B7 diesel blend by February 2019, said Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.
She said the B10 biodiesel programme was rolled out in December last year for the transportation sector, and has been implemented in phases.
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“The B10 programme targets to increase the blending ratio of palm biofuel in diesel from seven per cent to 10 per cent.
“The Government has announced the B10 mandate for the transportation sector as part of the crude palm oil supply management mechanism to stabilise palm oil prices by reducing the high domestic stock level and increasing the sustainability of energy sources,” she said in her keynote address at the Palm Oil Economic Review and Outlook Seminar 2019, here, Thursday.
Her speech was read by her deputy, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin.
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“The mandatory implementation (of the programmes) in both sectors is estimated to require 760,505 tonnes of palm oil annually and is expected to have a positive impact on palm oil prices,” she said.
