Malaysia’s B20 Biodiesel Program for Transport Sector to be Expanded Nationwide

The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) has commended the government for implementing the B20 program in the transport sector, saying it is in line with the call by the biodiesel industry and will benefit the industry and country as a whole, reports the Bernama on February 20 in Kuala Lumpur.  MBA said the program has commenced in phases from January 01, 2020 in Langkawi and Labuan, and will now be expanded in phases to Sarawak in April 2020 and Sabah in August 2020, and will be made mandatory nationwide on June 15, 2021.  

The association said this implementation will put Malaysia on par with the national mandates that are presently implemented in other countries around the world, in particular countries that have a strong agricultural economy such as Indonesia (B30) and Colombia (B20).  “Malaysia should move quickly with the implementation of higher biodiesel blends under the national mandate, it will benefit the biodiesel industry and the country,” MBA said in a statement commenting on the launch of the B20 biodiesel program by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.