Jakarta, April 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto announced that the government will establish processing centers to convert palm oil and used cooking oil into aviation fuel, as part of efforts to develop alternative energy sources.

Speaking at the inauguration of an electric commercial vehicle assembly plant in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday, Prabowo emphasized that aviation fuel can now be produced from palm oil, which is abundant in Indonesia.

He added that raw materials could also be sourced from recycled cooking oil waste.

"Now, aviation fuel can also be made from palm oil, and we have plenty of palm oil. In the future, aviation fuel can be made from used cooking oil, waste, and leftover cooking oil; we can process it into aviat...