Jakarta, July 17 -- President Prabowo Subianto announced a target to build up to 50 new ethanol plants across Indonesia to support the E20 agenda, which mandates fuel to contain at least a 20 percent blend of bioethanol.

During a mass harvest event organized by the military in Malang, East Java, on Friday, he emphasized that Indonesia is now capable of increasing the bioethanol content in fuel to meet the E20 standard.

"We need factories, as we have only one plant presently. I have decided that we will build at least 30 plants, if necessary, up to 50 plants," Prabowo remarked in a speech observed online from Jakarta.

The Indonesian president pointed to India's implementation of E20 and Brazil's adoption of E100 as examples, expressing ...