AreaThailand

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/03/2019

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentBioenergy policy

DescriptionConfirmed plans to raise mandatory blending of regular diesel with palm oil-based biodiesel from 7 percent to 10 percent in the first half of 2019, with a view to helping absorb excess domestic palm oil production.

NotesMinistry officials confirmed the Government’s intention to raise mandatory blending of regular diesel with palm oil-based biodiesel from 7 percent to 10 percent in the first half of 2019 – a move that would help absorb excess domestic palm oil production (see also MPPU May’18). Furthermore, the Government agreed to subsidize the purchase of 160 000 tonnes of crude palm oil by the country’s Electricity Generation Authority.