Area
Malaysia
Commodity Group
Biofuels
Commodity
Biodiesel
Date
01/05/2020
Policy Category
Renewable energy
Policy Instrument
Bioenergy policies
Description
Announced that nationwide rollout of the Governments B20 biodiesel scheme which requires the blending of regular transport diesel with 20 percent of palm oil-based diesel would be resumed in September 2020, after the programmes temporary suspension caused by COVID-19. While B20 biodiesel is already available in Sarawak state, sales in Sabah state and Peninsular Malaysia are expected to begin January 1 and June 15, 2021, respectively.
Notes
MALAYSIA biofuel policy: The Government announced that the nationwide rollout of its B20 biodiesel programme, which requires the blending of regular transport diesel with 20 percent of palm oil-based diesel, would be resumed in September of this year. Implementation had been temporarily suspended due to the countrys COVID-19 related lockdown (see MPPU May20). The programmes Nationwide rollout is still expected to be completed by mid-2012 (see also MPPU Mar.20).
