# Indonesia on track to launch B50 biodiesel programme on July 1, minister says | Reuters

> Indonesia's energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on June 18 that the country is on track to launch its B50 biodiesel mandate on July 1, requiring 50% palm-based biodiesel blended with 50% conventional diesel. He said B50 tests had shown encouraging results. The ministry estimates the mandate could save 157 trillion rupiah in fuel import costs this year.

- Date: 2026-06-18 · published 2026-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15459-indonesia-on-track-to-launch-b50-biodiesel-programme-on-july-1-minister-says
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting roughly 3 million tonnes more palm oil annually into biodiesel cuts exportable supply and supports palm oil prices. Lower diesel imports also reduce pressure on the fuel market.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-07 | [Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15476-malaysia-plans-phased-expansion-of-biodiesel-programme-minister-says-reuters.md) | -2.9% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-25 | [Indonesia sets 3-month transition period for B50 biodiesel programme, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15462-indonesia-sets-3-month-transition-period-for-b50-biodiesel-programme-official.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-09 | [Indonesia may revive B50 biodiesel mix plan as oil prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20268-indonesia-may-revive-b50-biodiesel-mix-plan-as-oil-prices-soar-reuters.md) | +3.6% | +8.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-23 | [M’sia, Indonesia in talks on possible B5 biodiesel programme in China \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69316-m-sia-indonesia-in-talks-on-possible-b5-biodiesel-programme-in-china-the-star.md) | +0.1% | +6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-01 | [Indonesia to ramp up biodiesel efforts to meet green energy targets,  official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15857-indonesia-to-ramp-up-biodiesel-efforts-to-meet-green-energy-targets-official.md) | -3.6% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/indonesia-track-launch-b50-biodiesel-programme-july-1-minister-says-2026-06-18/

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