Indonesia’s Pertamina launches sales of gasoline with 5% ethanol mix
JAKARTA, July 25 (Reuters) – Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina has launched sales of gasoline containing 5% of bioethanol made from sugar molasses in two cities, as the country aims to expand the availability of renewable fuels.
Pertamina said it has started selling Pertamax Green 95, its 95-octane gasoline mixed with 5% bioethanol, in 15 petrol stations in the capital Jakarta and the city of Surabaya in East Java, the company said in a statement late on Monday.