Indonesian state energy company Pertamina is looking into developing a fuel product by mixing gasoline, methanol and ethanol, its chief executive Nicke Widyawati said in a parliamentary hearing.
"We will launch the A20 programme, which would have 15 per cent methanol content and 5 per cent ethanol," she told members of parliament.
She said Pertamina will build a facility in Bojonegoro, East Java to produce bioethanol from cassava, while discussing with state plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara the possibility of producing bioethanol from sugarcane molasses.
The product is part of Pertamina's effort to develop alternative fuels made from renewable sources, Nicke said.
She did not provide a detailed timeline for the programme.
Separately, Indonesia's energy ministry said last month that authorities plan to start rolling out a 5 per cent ethanol blend of fuel in three years.
Meanwhile, Indonesia will launch its B35 biodiesel mandate on Wednesday, where diesel fuel sold in the country must have 35 per cent blend of fuel made from palm oil, up from the current mandated level of 30 per cent.-Reuters