Indonesia has maintained the biodiesel fuel quota for 2026 unchanged, which raises doubts about achieving the B50 target.

HIGHLIGHTS Indonesia set a biodiesel production quota for 2026 at 15.646 million kiloliters, said Ernest Gunawan, Secretary General of the Indonesian Association of Biofuel Producers (APROBI), on December 23, which is virtually unchanged from 2025. This quota reflects the target of 15.62 million kiloliters for 2025 within the current mandate for blending biodiesel fuel with a biodiesel content of 40% or the B40 program and raised questions from traders and analysts about Indonesia's ability to meet the ambitious target under the B50 program set for 2026, as stated in government and presidential statements, reports oilworld.ru citing S&P Global Platts. The volume of deliveries for 2026 is only 29,800 kiloliters higher than for 2025. This indicates minimal growth, and the increase in demand will mainly come from increased blending volumes rather than simply from the growth in quotas, said an Indian trader on December 23. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil and ...