Indonesian president says 500,000 hectares of palm to be replanted over next three years

In Indonesia, the Antara news agency reports that while the president officially launched B30 on Monday, he announced his government that despite the moratorium on planting new palm oil plantations, it will continue to promote the replanting of existing plantations, seeking to replant 500,000 hectares by over the next three years. In an effort to significantly reduce fossil fuel imports and the resulting drain on FX reserves, Indonesia is aiming for B50 and eventually B100 in transportation fuel.