Friday, 9 October 2026 Biodiesel HIP Oct IDR 15,072/litre CPO Ref. Oct US$1,042.15/MT Riau FFB IDR 3,733.74/kg Mandate B50 mandatory
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Indonesia Biodiesel Regulation Tracker

Indonesian biodiesel and biofuel regulations and policies, grouped by status: instruments issued and in force, those that have been superseded, and those that are still plans or under study.

Last updated 9 October 2026 · 25 entries · Download CSV

In force Prices

CPO reference price and export duty, October 2026

Kepmendag No. 1921/2026 (harga referensi/HPE); Kepmendag No. 1922/2026 (RBD palm olein kemasan); Permendag No. 35 Tahun 2025 (metode HR); bea keluar mengacu PMK 38/2024 jo. PMK 68/2025

Issued
October 2026
Effective
1 October 2026

The CPO reference price for October 2026 was set at US$1,042.15/MT (up 3.44%), with an export duty of US$178/MT (September: US$148) and an export levy of 12.5% of the reference price. The reference price is calculated from the average of the Indonesian, Malaysian and Rotterdam exchanges; if the gap exceeds US$40, the two sources closest to the median are used.

Verification note: The numbers of the Trade Minister Decree (Kepmendag), Trade Ministerial Regulation (Permendag) 35/2025 and Finance Ministerial Regulation (PMK) 38/2024 and 68/2025 come from news reports; the official texts have not been read. Set per monthly period, so it changes every month.

Sources: Katadata (2 October 2026)

Implemented Mandate

B50 distribution to September 2026

Pelaksanaan Kepmen ESDM No. 257.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2026 (data paparan Dirjen EBTKE di Komisi XII DPR)

Effective
1 July 2026

As of 8 September 2026, about 6,050 fuel stations (94%) were distributing B50. Cumulative biodiesel uptake reached 10.69 million kL by 7 September 2026, comprising about 7.27 million kL of B40 (January-June) and 3.4 million kL of B50 (from 1 July).

Verification note: Data from an ESDM presentation as reported by the media; not yet matched against House of Representatives or ESDM documents.

Sources: InvestorTrust (September 2026)

Under study Mandate

B60: study under presidential direction

Arahan Presiden Prabowo dan kajian Kementerian ESDM; belum ada instrumen hukum

After inaugurating B50 (9 July 2026), the President asked for B60 to be developed. The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said a study was under way (20 July 2026); the timeline was reported differently (phased from 2027 or from 2028).

Verification note: The B60 timeline is inconsistent across media (2027 vs 2028); there is no regulation.

Sources: Katadata (9 July 2026)

Planned Mandate

Bioethanol E10 (2027) and E20 (2028-2029): plans

Pernyataan Menteri ESDM; rencana Kepmen mandatori E10 dan revisi Perpres 40/2023; belum terbit

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said E10 is targeted for 2027 and E20 in phases in 2028-2029, with the study described as almost complete. An indicative E10 stage for 2028 appears in Kepmen 113/2026.

Verification note: The E10 start year is inconsistent (2027 per Bahlil, July 2026; 2028 in Kepmen 113/2026 and earlier statements in 2026).

Sources: InvestorTrust (20 July 2026), CNBC Indonesia (19 June 2026)

In force Quality

SNI 7182:2024 as the quality reference for biodiesel (B50)

SNI 7182:2024 (Biodiesel), diacu Kepmen ESDM No. 257.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2026

Effective
1 July 2026

The biodiesel specification for B50 refers to SNI 7182:2024; the media cite 21 technical parameters (Kompas TV) or 24 quality parameters (Kontan, Bisnis).

Verification note: The National Standardization Agency (BSN) decree establishing SNI 7182:2024 and its date were not found; the number of parameters differs between sources (21 vs 24).

Sources: Kompas TV (1 July 2026)

Planned Mandate

Bioethanol E5 for non-PSO gasoline: awaiting allocation Kepmen

Dasar umum Permen ESDM No. 4 Tahun 2025 dan Kepmen 113.K/EK.05/MEM.E/2026; Kepmen alokasi volume E5 belum terbit

As of 19 June 2026, the Director General of EBTKE targeted setting the E5 mandate before December 2026. A Finance Ministerial Regulation (PMK) exempting ethanol from excise is reported to have been issued, while the allocation Kepmen and the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) on norms, standards, procedures and criteria (NSPK) and licensing have not.

Verification note: The related headline says July 2026 while the body says before December 2026; no E5 allocation Kepmen has been found. The excise PMK number was not obtained.

Sources: CNBC Indonesia (19 June 2026)

In force Mandate

B50 mandate (ESDM Kepmen 257/2026)

Kepmen ESDM No. 257.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2026 tentang Kewajiban Pencampuran BBN Jenis Biodiesel dengan Minyak Solar sebesar 50%

Issued
17 June 2026
Effective
1 July 2026

Requires a biodiesel blend of at least 50% in diesel marketed domestically from 1 July 2026. B40 stock may be distributed until 30 September 2026; penalties go as far as licence revocation, and there are three-monthly evaluations.

Verification note: Penalties and quarterly evaluation are from a search summary (Kontan); the text of the Kepmen was not read directly.

Sources: detikFinance (30 June 2026), Kompas TV (1 July 2026)

Planned SAF

SAF (bioavtur) 1% in 2027: stages and targets

Tahapan dalam Kepmen ESDM No. 113.K/EK.05/MEM.E/2026 (Penahapan Pemanfaatan BBN); kewajiban spesifik SAF belum ditemukan

Effective
2027

The biofuel phasing lists bioavtur at 1% in 2027 (initially at Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai) and 5% in 2029-2030. As of July 2026, Pertamina was still preparing supply; no technical rules or separate penalties are mentioned.

Verification note: Whether a specific Kepmen/Permen mandates 1% SAF has not been verified; status is 'plan' because there is no operational obligation yet.

Sources: Listrik Indonesia (14 April 2026), detikFinance (22 July 2026)

In force Mandate

Biofuel utilisation phasing (ESDM Kepmen 113/2026)

Kepmen ESDM No. 113.K/EK.05/MEM.E/2026 tentang Penahapan Pemanfaatan BBN

Issued
April 2026

A phased roadmap for biodiesel (B40 in 2026, B50 in 2027 onwards), bioethanol (5% in 2026-2027, 10% in 2028) and bioavtur (1% in 2027, 5% in 2029-2030), also covering diesel biohydrocarbons.

Verification note: The date of issuance is not stated (only a socialisation on 7 April 2026); the phasing table is from Listrik Indonesia, and B50 has since been brought forward to July 2026 by Kepmen 257.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (8 April 2026), Listrik Indonesia (14 April 2026)

In force Funding

CPO export levy raised to 12.5% (PMK 9/2026)

PMK No. 9 Tahun 2026 (perubahan atas PMK 69/2025 tentang Tarif Layanan BLU BPDP)

Issued
27 February 2026
Effective
1 March 2026

CPO (Group II) is subject to an export levy of 12.5% of the reference price, up from 10%. FAME biodiesel is levied at 7.25%. For October 2026 the CPO levy equals US$130.269/MT.

Verification note: Effective date: DJPb/JDIH records 1 March 2026 (Pajakku), while Kontan wrote 2 March 2026; the text of Annex A was not read directly.

Sources: DJPb Kemenkeu (6 March 2026), Pajakku, Katadata (2 October 2026)

In force International

EUDR: application postponed to 30 December 2026

Regulasi Uni Eropa (amandemen EUDR); nomor regulasi tidak tercantum di sumber yang diambil

Issued
December 2025
Effective
30 December 2026

Application of the EU Deforestation Regulation to large and medium operators is postponed to 30 December 2026, and to micro and small enterprises to 30 June 2027. Palm oil is among the covered commodities.

Verification note: The amendment number (reported as Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2025) comes from a search summary, not a fetched page; the issue date is month-level only. Check EUR-Lex.

Sources: SGS eCustoms (27 November 2025)

In force Allocation

Biodiesel allocation 2026: 15.65 million kL

Kepmen ESDM No. 439.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2025

Issued
December 2025
Effective
1 January 2026

Designates 32 fuel distributors (BU BBM) and 26 biofuel producers (BU BBN) with an allocation of 15,646,372 kL: PSO 7,454,600 kL and non-PSO 8,191,772 kL. Announced on 23 December 2025.

Verification note: The date the Kepmen was signed is not stated (only the date of the news). A volume revision for B50 was said to come in the second half of 2026; none has been found.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (23 December 2025)

In force Funding

BLU BPDP tariffs: PMK 69/2025 replaces PMK 30/2025

PMK No. 69 Tahun 2025 tentang Tarif Layanan BLU BPDP

Issued
10 October 2025

Replaces PMK 30/2025 and extends the levy to cocoa bean exports; the 10% CPO tariff structure is unchanged until amended by PMK 9/2026 (12.5%).

Verification note: The promulgation date of 15 October 2025 and the effective date could not be confirmed on the pages fetched (JDIH shows only 10 October 2025; the revocation of PMK 30/2025 is recorded as 22 October 2025). Some tariffs have since been amended by PMK 9/2026.

Sources: JDIH Kemenkeu (10 October 2025)

In force Mandate

ESDM Regulation 4/2025: biofuel business and utilisation

Peraturan Menteri ESDM No. 4 Tahun 2025 tentang Pengusahaan dan Pemanfaatan Bahan Bakar Nabati

Issued
19 February 2025
Effective
25 February 2025

The umbrella biofuel regulation: types of biofuel, the business chain, obligations of business entities, price setting, incentives, carbon economic value, reporting and sanctions. It is the basis for B50 together with Kepmen 257/2026.

Verification note: The dates of 19/25 February 2025 and the claim that Permen 12/2015 and 32/2008 were revoked come from a search summary of peraturan.bpk.go.id (page fetch failed, 403). Check State Gazette (BN) 2025 No. 122.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (8 April 2026)

In force Funding

BPDPKS becomes BPDP under the Ministry of Finance

PMK tentang organisasi BPDP (dilaporkan PMK 6/2025), turunan Perpres 132/2024

Issued
January 2025
Effective
18 January 2025

The fund management agency was renamed from BPDPKS to the Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP), covering palm oil, cocoa and coconut.

Verification note: The PMK 6/2025 number and the 17/18 January 2025 date come only from a search summary (Bisnis.com returned 403 when fetched); no source text was read. The source below supports the institutional change under Perpres 132/2024.

Sources: Hukumonline (12 November 2024)

In force Allocation

Biodiesel allocation 2025: 15.6 million kL

Kepmen ESDM No. 345.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2024 (penetapan BU BBN/BBM dan alokasi)

Issued
30 December 2024
Effective
1 January 2025

Designates 24 biofuel producers (BU BBN) and 28 fuel distributors (BU BBM) for B40, with an allocation of 15.6 million kL (PSO 7.55 million, non-PSO 8.07 million). The 2025 allocation period has passed.

Verification note: Number 345 comes from an InvestorTrust report (30 December 2024) and a Bisnis summary; the Kepmen was not read directly. Valid for the 2025 period only (listed as 'in force' in the sense of issued, not formally replaced according to the sources).

Sources: InvestorTrust (18 January 2025)

Superseded Mandate

B40 mandate (ESDM Kepmen 341/2024)

Kepmen ESDM No. 341.K/EK.01/MEM.E/2024 tentang Pemanfaatan Biodiesel sebagai Campuran Minyak Solar 40% dalam rangka Pembiayaan BPDP

Issued
December 2024
Effective
1 January 2025

Raised the biodiesel blend from 35% to 40% from 1 January 2025, with a B35 transition period until February 2025. Replaced by Kepmen 257/2026 (B50).

Verification note: The date of signing was not found (only December 2024 is estimated; announced on 3 January 2025). The statement that it was 'revoked by Kepmen 257/2026' comes from a search summary, not from a text that was read.

Sources: Listrik Indonesia (4 January 2025), InvestorTrust (18 January 2025)

In force Funding

Perpres 132/2024 on Plantation Fund Management

Peraturan Presiden No. 132 Tahun 2024 tentang Pengelolaan Dana Perkebunan

Issued
18 October 2024
Effective
18 October 2024

Extends the plantation fund from palm oil to palm oil, cocoa and coconut; creates BPDP to replace BPDPKS; revokes Perpres 61/2015 and its amendments.

Verification note: Hukumonline gives 18 October 2024 as the promulgation date; the date of enactment is not stated. No 2025/2026 amendments were found.

Sources: Hukumonline (12 November 2024)

In force Prices

Biodiesel HIP formula

Kepmen ESDM No. 3.K/EK.05/DJE/2024 tentang HIP BBN yang dicampurkan ke BBM; ongkos angkut mengacu Kepmen terpisah

Issued
2024

Biodiesel HIP = (average CPO KPB price + US$85/tonne) x 870 kg/m3 + transport cost, set monthly. The August 2026 HIP was IDR 14,924 per litre excluding transport costs.

Verification note: The issue date was not obtained (the year is taken from the number). The transport cost reference is uncertain (290.K/EK.05/MEM.E/2025 or 153.K/EK.05/DJE/2024 according to different reports). Whether 3.K/EK.05/DJE/2024 is a Director General or Ministerial Kepmen needs checking at JDIH ESDM.

Sources: InvestorTrust (6 August 2026)

In force Mandate

Perpres 40/2023: sugar self-sufficiency and bioethanol supply

Peraturan Presiden No. 40 Tahun 2023 tentang Percepatan Swasembada Gula Nasional dan Penyediaan Bioetanol sebagai BBN

Issued
June 2023

The policy basis for sugarcane-based bioethanol (additional cane land, sugar self-sufficiency targeted for 2028 and bioethanol for 2030); the government is reported to be revising it to accelerate E10.

Verification note: The signing date of 16 June 2023 comes only from a search summary; the JDIH page does not show the enactment date. The planned revision has not been confirmed by a primary source.

Sources: JDIH Kemenko Infra (11 July 2023)

Superseded Mandate

B35 mandate (from 1 February 2023)

Pengumuman Ditjen EBTKE; surat edaran (dilaporkan SE 10.E/EK.05/DJE/2022) dan Kepmen alokasi 2023 (nomor dilaporkan 205 atau 208.K/EK.05/DJE/2022)

Effective
1 February 2023

The biodiesel content rose from 30% to 35% from 1 February 2023 without any change to the Permen, as Permen 12/2015 allowed it.

Verification note: The B35 instrument is unverified: the ESDM page gives no number, and the number of the 2023 allocation Kepmen differs between sources (205 vs 208.K/EK.05/DJE/2022). The circular letter basis is from a search summary.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (31 January 2023)

Superseded Mandate

B30 mandate (from 1 January 2020)

Permen ESDM No. 12 Tahun 2015 (perubahan ketiga Permen 32/2008); uji coba lewat Kepmen ESDM 227 K/10/MEM/2019

Issued
15 November 2019
Effective
1 January 2020

B30 took effect on 1 January 2020 under Permen 12/2015; Kepmen 227 K/10/MEM/2019 (15 November 2019) set the B30 trial and an allocation of 209,238 kL for 10 biofuel producers (BU BBN).

Verification note: The Kepmen establishing the 2020 B30 obligation was not found; the date 2019-11-15 is that of the trial Kepmen, not the mandate Kepmen.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (18 December 2019), Kementerian ESDM (Ditjen Migas) (25 November 2019)

Superseded Funding

Perpres 61/2015 (and amendment) on the oil palm plantation fund

Perpres No. 61 Tahun 2015, diubah Perpres 66/2018

Issued
2015

The basis for creating BPDPKS and for using palm funds, including biodiesel incentives; revoked by Perpres 132/2024.

Verification note: The 2015 issue date is not confirmed from sources read; Government Regulation (PP) 24/2015 (plantation fund collection) was not found revoked and is cited as a basis for Perpres 132/2024 (from a search summary; current status needs checking).

Sources: Hukumonline (12 November 2024)

Superseded Mandate

ESDM Regulation 12/2015 (third amendment to Permen 32/2008)

Permen ESDM No. 12 Tahun 2015; mengubah Permen ESDM No. 32 Tahun 2008 tentang penyediaan, pemanfaatan, dan tata niaga biofuel

Issued
2015

Legal basis for the biodiesel mandate from B15 to B30; Permen 32/2008 is the parent regulation. Reported to have been revoked by ESDM Permen 4/2025.

Verification note: The 2015 issue date is not confirmed; the revocation by Permen 4/2025 is from a search summary of peraturan.bpk.go.id (not fetched). The second amendment and the early mandate history (Permen 32/2008) were not traced.

Sources: Kementerian ESDM (18 December 2019)