Indonesia to Expand Biofuel Mandate to Railways, Power Plants

Indonesia will widen a biofuel mandate to cover railways and power plants starting next month as the world’s largest palm oil producer seeks to trim stockpiles and save billions of dollars in fossil fuel imports.

The railways and electricity generators will have to use fuel blended with 20 percent palm biodiesel starting Sept. 1, said Rida Mulyana, director general of new and renewable energy at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

The government said previously that the expanded mandate also will include military and mining vehicles. The mandate will help the country cut crude oil imports worth about ...