Indonesia conducts successful test on diesel trains using 40 per cent palm oil blending

Passengers wait for an intercity train at Pasar Senen railway station in Central Jakarta on Dec. 6, 2023. State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) adds 84 train trips for the Christmas and New Year holidays between Dec. 21, 2023 and Jan. 7, 2024. - Photo: Antara via Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

JAKARTA (Agencies / Jakarta Post-ANN): Indonesia has successfully conducted its first test of diesel locomotives running on fuel containing 40 per cent palm oil, as part of the government's move to increase the use of palm-based biodiesel fuel in various types of transportation.

The programme, known as Biodiesel 40 (B40), tests the feasibility of a cleaner fuel composed of 40 per cent fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) derived from crude palm oil and 60 per cent of fossil fuel diesel. This blend aims to provide an alternative fuel source for vehicles.