Indonesia pushes back target for palm oil fuel refinery to 2026

The government initially aimed to start producing the so-called "green diesel" in 2023, but is moving the target to 2026, according to a document presented by chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto at a media briefing. (Reuters file pic shows Palm oil storage tanks in Marunda, West Java.)

JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, is pushing back by three years its target to produce fuel made entirely from palm oil, a government document showed on Tuesday.

The government initially aimed to start producing the so-called "green diesel" in 2023, but is moving the target to 2026, according to a document presented by chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto at a media briefing.