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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Consumption rose 100 percent biodiesel

Consumption rose 100 percent biodiesel


Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said actual consumption increased by 100 percent biodiesel Pasca ESDM No. 25 of 2013.

Director of the Ministry of Energy Bioenergy Dadan Kusdiana here on Wednesday , said , in August 2013 , vegetable consumption ( fatty acid methyl ester / FAME ) were mixed into the diesel , is 57 871 kiloliters .

" However , October was 116,261 kiloliters ( up 101 percent ) compared to August , " he said .

Meanwhile, the actual consumption of Fame in September 2013 reached 101 857 kiloliters compared to August and are on average within two months ( September-October ) 109 059 kiloliters , up 88.5 percent .

According ESDM 25/2013 , the companies in the transport sector , industrial , commercial , and power plants are required to wear a minimum of 10 percent of FAME in diesel mixture starting September 2013 .

Dadan added , the use of biodiesel in September 2013 resulting in saving foreign exchange amounting to 75.88 million and 2.84 million dollar subsidy savings .

While the use of biodiesel in October 2013 providing foreign exchange savings amounting to 85.83 million dollars .

" Total foreign exchange savings period September to October 2013 amounted to 161.71 million dollars , " he said .

He also explained , PT PLN ( Persero ) has used FAME in October 2013 amounted to 4,814 kiloliters of oil and pure ( pure plant oil / PPO ) at 228 kiloliters .

In September , he added , the use of FAME reached PLN 2,088 liters , equivalent to 0.39 percent of the consumption of diesel oil ( high speed diesel / HSD ) the same period to reach 535,000 kiloliters .

" For the mineral and coal in general is ready to implement the mandatory implementation of biodiesel throughout the supply available , " he said .

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