Indonesia president aims to increase sugarcane, bioethanol production
7/17/2026 8:00:00 AM
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday that his country aims to increase domestic sugarcane and bioethanol production and expedite replanting.
- Prabowo ordered the agriculture ministry to speed up sugarcane replanting programs for completion in the next two years from the previous target of within four years.
- The size of Indonesia's sugarcane plantations was about 540,000 hectares (1.33 million acres) in 2025, data from agriculture ministry shows.
- The president also aims to have at least 30 new bioethanol plants to produce enough supply for ethanol-blended fuel programs.
- Indonesia has a plan to mix non-subsidized gasoline with at least 5% ethanol in Java, the country's most populated island, over the 2026-2027 period, and increase the proportion to 10% by 2028.
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