The Government Plans To Increase Emission Standards To Euro 5, This Is Gaikindo's Response

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government plans to increase the emission standard in Indonesia, from Euro 4 to Euro 5. The goal is to improve air quality to accelerate carbon neutrality targets in the coming years.

Responding to this step, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo), Yohannes Nangoi, welcomed it very well because the high euro standard will produce cleaner exhaust emissions so that health is better.

"This is common in the world but it should be noted that vehicles using Euro 5 will use more advanced technology and are sensitive to fuel," he said, when met in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 7.

Actually, Indonesia has now adopted the standard of Euro 4 since 2022, as stated in the rules of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry No. S 786/MENLHK-PPKL/SET/PKL.3/5/2020.

However, he said there were many obstacles that occurred as well as the availability of fuel that matched the Euro 4 engine.

"Currently, there is still a lot of fuel that does not meet the Euro 4 standard, this makes it difficult for vehicles because if it is used for Euro 4 it will cause problems with these vehicles," added Yohannes.

He said what is needed now is the readiness of the government itself, especially to modify or transfer non-Euro 5 fuel to Euro 5.

"We from the automotive industry can make vehicles to Euro 5 and easier because world standards are like that, the heavy thing is to change the fuel," he explained.

As is known, many countries that do have high Euro standards, for example Singapore has touched number 5 while Japan has now reached Euro 6.

"Many countries already have high standards, such as Japan and Singapore, while India, which is one of our barometers, has reached Euro 4, Vietnam has reached Euro 5," he said.

So, to switch from emission standards from Euro 4 to 5 there are several things that must be considered, including the government's readiness to provide fuel for higher standards.