"Cassava can be processed into ethanol and palm oil into biodiesel that can be utilized by mixing ten percent of the four types of fuel," said Kusmayanto Kadiman told reporters in Sanur, Bali, on Wednesday (07/13/2005).
Before opening the Meeting of Forum Marine Indonesia (The Indonesian Ocean Forum 2005 and the 13th PAMs / JECSS Workshop), he argued, the mixing of fuel with 10 percent bioethanol and biodiesel is made possible, in accordance with established international.
"If 10 percent of the fuel mixing materials that can be produced in Indonesia, will greatly help in saving fuel usage," he said.
Indonesia in the preparation of the 2005 State Budget to allocate funds for fuel subsidy amounting to Rp 90 trillion, with the calculation of oil prices on world markets 35 U.S. dollars per barrel.
However, the present state of world oil prices reached 60 dollars per barrel, so it will greatly affect the state financial subsidies.
Therefore, several alternatives to save on fuel usage has been offered, including cassava processing technology and oil palm.
Research and Technology to assess, the application of farm product processing technologies must be supported by government policy, so that the private sector and investors are interested in applying these technologies.
Application of cassava processing technology and palm oil as fuel mixing materials can not be done by the government, he said, who claimed to have discussed the possibility of applying these technologies in a cabinet meeting.
Cassava processing into bioethanol technology is already implemented in Lampung, but its capacity is still very limited. "The product of bioethanol as a gasoline blending material I have applied to the official cars and 30 buses of employees, there is no problem," said Research and Technology.
If both types of fuel mixing materials that can be produced, will be able to save at least Rp 9 trillion in fuel subsidies in a year, so Kusmayanto.
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