Biodiesel, Konsumsinya Naik 100% pada Oktober 2013
Indonesia`s Biodiesel Consumption Up 100% in October 2013
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Konsumsi biodiesel Indonesia meningkat dua kali lipat daripada Agustus 2013 pasca penerbitan Peraturan Menteri (Permen) Energi Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Nomor 25 Tahun 2013.
Direktur Bioenergi Kementerian ESDM Dadan Kusdiana mengatakan pada Agustus 2013, konsumsi nabati (fatty acid methyl ester/FAME) yang dicampurkan ke dalam solar, masih 57.871 kiloliter. Namun pada Oktober meningkat menjadi 116.281 kiloliters dari 57.871 kiloliter
pada Agustus 2013.
Sementara, realisasi konsumsi FAME pada September 2013 mencapai 101.857 kiloliter dibandingkan Agustus dan secara rata-rata dalam dua bulan (September-Oktober) 109.059 kiloliter atau naik 88,5 persen.
Sesuai Permen ESDM 25/2013, maka perusahaan di sektor transportasi, industri, komersial, dan pembangkit listrik diwajibkan memakai FAME minimal 10 persen dalam campuran solar mulai September 2013.
Dadan menambahkan, pemanfaatan biodiesel pada September 2013 mengakibatkan penghematan devisa sebesar US$75,88 juta dolar AS dan penghematan subsidi US$2,84 juta dolar.
Sedangkan pemanfaatan biodiesel Oktober 2013 memberikan penghematan devisa sebesar US$85,83 juta dolar.
"Total penghematan devisa periode September sampai Oktober 2013 sebesar 161,71 juta dolar," katanya.
Ia juga menjelaskan, PT PLN (Persero) telah memakai FAME pada Oktober 2013 sebesar 4.814 kiloliter dan minyak murni (pure plant oil/PPO) sebesar 228 kiloliter.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesias biodiesel consumption more than doubled in October from August 2013 after the energy and mineral resources minister issued a regulation to boost fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content in diesel fuel mixes.
Director of Bioenergy at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Dadan Kusdiana said on Wednesday that biodiesel consumption jumped 100 percent to 116,281 kiloliters in October, from 57,871 kiloliters in August.
In September, biodiesel consumption reached 101,857 kiloliters, he said.
The regulation requires a minimum of 10 percent biodiesel in diesel mixes used for transportation, industries, commercial businesses and power plants as of September 2013.
The regulation was issued as part of the governments stimulus package aimed at lowering fuel imports to curb the current account deficit, which was partly blamed for the weakening rupiah.
Dadan said the use of biodiesel in September had helped the country to save US$75.88 million in foreign exchange and reduce the fuel subsidy by US$2,84 million.
In October, the country saved US$85.83 million in foreign exchange due to the use of biodiesel, he added.
"The total foreign exchange saved in September and October 2013 reached US$161.71 million," he said.
He noted that state electricity company PT PLN in October raised the FAME content in its diesel mixes to 4,814 kiloliters, while its pure plant oil (PPO) consumption reached 228 kiloliters.
