Jakarta, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesia to boost biofuel production from sugarcane

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Indonesia will "open new plantations" for sugarcane used in bioethanol production, the government said, even as it announced a halt to deforestation for rice paddy expansion. The government said last month it would increase the ethanol component of biofuel used for transport from five to 20 percent (E20) in a bid to reduce reliance on imports of increasingly expensive petroleum products. To achieve this goal, the country would need about four mil......

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