# Indonesia to ramp up biodiesel efforts to meet green energy targets,  official says | Reuters

> Indonesia plans to expand its biodiesel programme, with the B30 blend mandate under discussion. Earlier plans to raise the palm content to 40% were delayed due to cheaper fuel costs and record palm prices. The programme is funded by levies on palm oil exports.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15857-indonesia-to-ramp-up-biodiesel-efforts-to-meet-green-energy-targets-official
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A larger biodiesel mandate would absorb more palm oil and soyoil domestically, tightening export supplies and supporting prices. Levy funding ties the programme's pace to export volumes and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-06-18 | [Indonesia on track to launch B50 biodiesel programme on July 1, minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15459-indonesia-on-track-to-launch-b50-biodiesel-programme-on-july-1-minister-says.md) | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-03 | [Indonesia biodiesel group says more capacity in 2020 could help exports \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54502-indonesia-biodiesel-group-says-more-capacity-in-2020-could-help-exports-the-star.md) | -5.6% | -23.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-18 | [Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says.md) | -0.2% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2026-04-30 | [Record US biofuel targets to test biodiesel industry after slow year \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15030-record-us-biofuel-targets-to-test-biodiesel-industry-after-slow-year-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |
| SBO | 2025-03-18 | [Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says.md) | +0.3% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesia-ramp-up-biodiesel-efforts-meet-green-energy-targets-official-says-2021-12-01/

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