Jakarta, Oct. 2 -- Indonesia's transition to a 50 percent palm oil-based biodiesel blend (B50) enabled the nation to halt all CN 48 diesel imports as of July 1, 2026, according to Padjadjaran University economics researcher and lecturer Yayan Satyakti.

Speaking on Thursday (October 1), Yayan highlighted the complete cessation of diesel imports as one of the most tangible economic achievements under the government's energy sovereignty initiative during the two-year administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

"Every liter of diesel that is no longer imported keeps money circulating within the domestic economy. Halting diesel imports through B50 is the clearest example of this," Yayan stated, not...