B15 biodiesel expected to save 387m litres of diesel/year

Through a cost-benefit analysis, Malaysia’s plantation and commodities ministry (KPK) expects the increase successful the biodiesel blend from B10 to B12 oregon B15 successful Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to chopped diesel depletion by 334,139 tonnes a twelvemonth (or astir 386.73 cardinal litres annually), lengthening the country’s diesel proviso by arsenic galore arsenic 20 days, Bernama reports.

“This proves that the National Biodiesel Programme is capable to fortify the nation’s vigor information and heighten Malaysia’s resilience against proviso disruptions and volatility successful the planetary vigor market,” KPK said yesterday successful a written reply connected the parliament website.

The ministry was replying to Senator Norhasmimi Abdul Ghani, who asked however effectual Malaysia’s biodiesel programme has been successful reducing dependence connected imported fossil fuels and lowering diesel costs for home users.

“As the satellite faced geopolitical uncertainty and a planetary vigor situation that disrupted proviso chains and substance prices, Malaysia took proactive steps by expanding the biodiesel blend complaint for the nationwide transport sector. This volition trim dependence connected fossil fuel, fortify the nation’s vigor information and widen the availability of existing diesel supplies,” said KPK.

Malaysia presently has 20 biodiesel plants with capable capableness to enactment up to a 30% biodiesel blend but astir are operating beneath capableness due to the fact that request is presently constricted to B10 astatine petrol stations and B7 successful definite concern sectors.

Comprising 15% thenar methyl ester (PME) and 85% petroleum diesel, B15 biodiesel replaces the B10 blend astatine nary further outgo to the extremity user. There are plans to measurement up to B20, B30 and possibly adjacent B50 successful the future. Do you thrust a diesel vehicle? Here’s what immoderate carmakers – including Isuzu, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Ford and Mitsubishi – person to accidental astir B15 for their engines.

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