KARAWANG - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia ensures that the price of B50 fuel can be reached by fishermen. For information, B50 is a vegetable fuel (BBN) based on 50 percent palm oil or 50 percent biodiesel.
Bahlil said that the reduction in the price of B50 did not use the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN), but rather surplus funds from the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS).
"Let's not make fishermen farmers expensive. So without APBN funds," said Bahlil at the launch of B50 at the Cikampek KM 57A toll rest area, Thursday, July 9.
He explained that during the last three months, the BPDPKS fund had a surplus because it was not used at all. For this reason, the excess funds were used to finance B50 so that it could be reached at the level of fishermen.
"I said, let's tell the Coordinating Minister (Airlangga Hartarto), this is our President who is very dear to farmers and fishermen," said Bahlil.
However, only fishermen with a production catch of less than 30 tons can use this vegetable fuel.
Furthermore, the Chairman of the Golkar Party said that the implementation of B50 could have significant economic and environmental impacts. He detailed, the B40 program saved foreign exchange of IDR 133.3 trillion, and through the Mandatory B50 in 2026 it is estimated to increase to around IDR 170 trillion.
In addition, B50 is estimated to increase the value added of CPO from Rp20.92 trillion to around Rp23.49 trillion. Not only that, the B50 program also adds jobs from 1.8 million people in B40 and currently rises to around 2.1 million workers.
Not only that, this program is also able to increase the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from 39.66 million tons of CO2 to around 44.46 million tons of CO2. So he lowers our CO2 consumption.
For information, the Mandatory Biodiesel B50 Program is contained in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 4 of 2025 concerning the Operation and Utilization of Vegetable Fuel and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 257.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2026 of 2026 concerning the obligation to mix biodiesel by 50 percent in solar oil.
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