The Malaysian government has expanded its mandatory biodiesel blending programme with a nationwide rollout of a palm oil-based biodiesel blend of 15% (B15) and several regions advancing to a higher B20 blend, BioEnergyTimes wrote.
Plantation and Commodities minister Noraini Ahmad said Sarawak (excluding Bintulu town) Labuan and Langkawi territories had adopted B20.
However, many parts of the country continued to operate under B10 and B12 biodiesel programmes, according to a Dayak Daily report.
Speaking after inspecting the B15 Biodiesel Distribution Terminal at the Klang Valley Distribution Terminal in Puchong, Ahamd said the B15 implementation started in Peninsular Malaysia on 1 June and would be expanded gradually to fuel stations across the country.
The minister dismissed concerns that increased domestic biodiesel use could affect Malaysia’s palm oil exports, the 3 June report said.
Nationwide B15 implementation was expected to use around 801,000 tonnes/year of crude palm oil (CPO) without disrupting export markets or existing trade conditions, Ahmad added.
Malaysia’s biodiesel blending programme was being supported through 19 licensed biodiesel production plants operating nationwide, BioEnergyTimes wrote.
The government has said it viewed the initiative as a key step in expanding the use of palm oil-based biofuels while supporting the country’s wider energy transition goals.
