Jakarta, July 24 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed universities to support the B50 and B60 biodiesel initiatives and ethanol development with human resources and research as part of efforts to strengthen national energy security.

Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto stated that the directive was delivered by the president during a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.

"We were also tasked with ensuring that our human resources and research fully support the B50 and B60 programs, as well as ethanol development, as energy security is critical," Brian said following the meeting.

He noted that strengthening energy security was a key topic of discussi...