# Indonesia Could Face Obstacles in Advancing Higher Biofuel Blends: Sources - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

> Indonesian sources said accelerating the E20 ethanol blending target from 2028 and raising biodiesel blending to B50 would face obstacles. Officials said the B50 plan, scrapped in January, could be revived due to surging crude prices from the Middle East conflict.

- Date: 2026-03-17 · published 2026-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15484-indonesia-could-face-obstacles-in-advancing-higher-biofuel-blends-sources-opis
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A revived B50 mandate would divert large volumes of CPO from exports into domestic biofuel, tightening global palm oil supply and supporting prices, while higher crude costs also lift biofuel economics.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-31 | [Indonesia faces costly biofuel expansion after palm oil surges \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15601-indonesia-faces-costly-biofuel-expansion-after-palm-oil-surges-fmt.md) | -10.7% | -10.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-26 | [Indonesia's Biofuel Blending Mandate Effects on Palm Oil Supply & Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15726-indonesia-s-biofuel-blending-mandate-effects-on-palm-oil-supply-and-price.md) | +0.6% | +14.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-02 | [B30: Higher admixture to relieve Indonesia's biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58957-b30-higher-admixture-to-relieve-indonesia-s-biodiesel.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-09 | [Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7766-higher-biodiesel-mandates-in-indonesia-to-curb-palm-oil-supplies-analyst-says.md) | -0.0% | +10.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-24 | [Indonesia, Malaysia commit to biodiesel mandates despite higher prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15832-indonesia-malaysia-commit-to-biodiesel-mandates-despite-higher-prices-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| SBO | 2018-03-19 | [Biofuels Industry and Regulatory Policies in 2018  - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65892-biofuels-industry-and-regulatory-policies-in-2018-opis-a-dow-jones-company.md) | -1.8% | -2.5% |
| SBO | 2026-07-15 | [Uncertainty Over U.S. Biofuels Policy Muddying Outlook: CoBank - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15010-uncertainty-over-u-s-biofuels-policy-muddying-outlook-cobank-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -1.3% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2020-03-09 | [The Biodiesel Tax Credit: What Does the New Extension Mean? - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54003-the-biodiesel-tax-credit-what-does-the-new-extension-mean-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -8.3% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- opis.com: https://www.opis.com/resources/energy-market-news-from-opis/indonesia-could-face-obstacles-in-advancing-higher-biofuel-blends-sources/

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