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Indonesia to ban RON-88 and RON-89 gasoline sale next year

Indonesia will ban the sale of RON-88 and RON-89, its two most-polluting gasoline, taking effect from January 1 next year, according to a new resolution of the Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Indonesia to ban RON-88 and RON-89 gasoline sale next year ảnh 1An attendant walks across a gas station belonging to state-owned energy holding company Pertamina in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Dec. 4, 2018. (Source: JP/Seto Wardhana)
Hanoi(VNA) - Indonesia will ban the sale of RON-88 and RON-89, its two most-pollutinggasoline, taking effect from January 1 next year, according to a newresolution of the Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Saleh Abdurrahman,a member of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas), said thatthe ban aimed to encourage Indonesian citizens to use fuels with higher octanerating, which are eco-friendly.

The country previouslyplanned to ban the sale of RON-88 and RON-90 gasoline, both of which are unqualified for Euro IV standards, to lower its carbon emissions and narrow the fiscal deficit.

However, thegovernment then rescheduled the forecast plan, announcing that only RON-88 andRON-89 would be banned while the sale of RON-90 would continue indefinitely duringthe transition period.

The Ministry of Environment andForestry issued a compulsory regulation in 2017 that Indonesia had touse fuels with an octane rating of at least 91, to protect the environment andcatch up with fuel standards in other countries./.
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