CNPE will hold extraordinary meeting in December to discuss increasing biodiesel blend and halt imports

In Brazil, BiodieselBR reports the CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) will hold an extraordinary meeting in December to discuss bringing forward the schedule to increase biodiesel blending.

The meeting may also veto a resolution from the ANP (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) that authorized the import of up to 20% of the biofuel used in the mixture.

Currently, the biodiesel content in diesel is 12%. The CNPE determined this year that this blend should reach 15% by 2026. However, it is the government’s desire to accelerate the blend proportion. In September, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his desire to increase the blend from 12% to 14%.