JAKARTA – The ministry of energy and mineral resources (KESDM), through its directorate general of renewable energy and energy conservation (EBTKE), is preparing a new regulation on the implementation of mandatory bioavtur (Sustainable Aviation Fuel \u2013 SAF) 3% in the near future.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve been sounding it out anywhere I can to allow the implementation of bioavtur mandatory program stipulated in a ministerial regulation. We\u2019d like to have it in a blending of 3% bioavtur, instead of just 1%,\u201d EBTKE Director General Eniya Listiani Dewi said at Senayan Park, Jakarta, on Friday (16\/05\/2025).<\/p>\n
According to Eniya, if Indonesia can realize the bioavtur 3%, then it will outperform Singapore which will start its bioavtur 1% in 2026. “Singapore will only implement its mandatory bioavtur with only 1% blending in 2026. We in Indonesia will make it higher at 3%, but we have to be ready,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She noted that the target of three percent blending is the maximum one as it has to be adjusted to technological capacity of blending owned by PT Pertamina\u2019s refineries.<\/p>\n
“Why it is only up to three percent maximum? It\u2019s because the refineries of KPI (PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional) are still based on coprocessing system. So, the bioavtur blending can only be made at the maximum of three percent,” said Eniya.<\/p>\n
According to her, if there are more companies able to do the blending, then the target can be raised up to five percent. “Pak Menteri (Minister Bahlil) has asked for one more company. If there is one more with production capacity of 300,000\u00a0kilolitres, for example, it can possibly be realized at five percent,” added Eniya.<\/p>\n
Production cost<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite the ambitious target of bioavtur, the increase of its blending will affect its production cost and then also the increase of plane ticket prices. \u201cBut if we follow Singapore\u2019s steps, the cost of mandatory bioavtur program can be fully charged to airline passengers. And on the part of passengers, they can claim carbon credits because they have used bioavtur-powered airplanes.<\/p>\n “If Singapore implements its bioavtur mandatory program, then the increase of ticket prices will be charged to passengers. But in that case, passengers can claim their own carbon credits,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Currently, the development of bioavtur in Indonesia has achieved significant progress. The state-owned energy company PT Pertamina has managed to produce bioavtur in its Cilacap refinery with a blending of 2.4%, and had successfully conducted flight test of using bioavtur with the aircraft of CN235 owned by PT Dirgantara Indonesia.\u00a0Later on 27 October 2023, the Pertamina\u2019s bioavtur was used for commercial flight test using airplane of the type Boeing 737-800 NG on the route of Jakarta \u2013 Solo round trip.<\/p>\n The company is also developing a bioavtur refinery in Banyuasin, South Sumatera, which will produce bioavtur by using non-standard coconuts.<\/p>\n Carbon reductions<\/strong><\/p>\n Bioavtur is believed to reduce carbon emissions up to 80% as compared to the conventional fossil avtur. It is expected to reduce carbon emissions from aviation industry, which is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that the SAF is projected to be able to contribute around 65% or 718 megaton of CO2 reduction in 2050.<\/p>\n For Indonesia as the world\u2019s largest producer of palm oil, the use of bioavtur is seen more profitable as the raw material for SAF can be locally derived. With huge abundance of raw materials, such as crude palm oil (CPO) and used cooking oil (UCO), Indonesia has the right position to develop a strong industry of bioavtur or SAF. (*)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JAKARTA – The ministry of energy and mineral resources (KESDM), through its directorate general of renewable energy and energy conservation (EBTKE), is preparing a new regulation on the implementation of mandatory bioavtur (Sustainable Aviation Fuel \u2013 SAF) 3% in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3708,3709],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publication","category-recent-news"],"yoast_head":"\n