Indonesian government preparing 2 million hectares of sugarcane land for E20 program
Caroline Randall
Marketing Manager
President Prabowo Subianto has instructed Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to prepare two million hectares of sugarcane plantations for ethanol production to support the national E20 fuel program within the next two years.
The directive was issued during a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, where Prabowo tasked Amran with securing the land and instructed the Investment Management Agency Danantara to develop the necessary industrial infrastructure.
“Within the next two years, we can produce at least E20 fuel. Therefore, the Agriculture Minister was asked to prepare a plan, including land allocation, while Danantara will handle the industrial side, specifically ethanol conversion,” Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said at a press conference following the meeting on Wednesday (September 16).
