Why palm oil biofuel simply cannot replace fossil fuel yet in Malaysia
Saturday, 25 Jan 2020 06:54 AM MYTMalaysians may soon have more palm oil derived biofuel in their petrol. — AFP pic
While it may look promising given Malaysia’s status as the world number two in palm oil production, it may still an impossible feat to achieve, as explained by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive, Datuk Kalyana Sundaram., and when asked about the said possibility, Kalyana Sundaram pointed out that it is a hard vision to realise, as the nation’s palm oil production is simply not sufficient for biofuel.
“Only in Europe is that equation flipped. In Europe today, 60 per cent of the palm oil imported, is used for fuel, 40 per cent is for food. “You can do it, but it’s going to be costly, and if you go 100 per cent, simple. We don’t have enough supply. Even our 20 million tonnes of palm oil will not be sufficient to meet the fuel requirements of this country,” Kalyana Sundaram toldBiodiesel comes at a costlier production compared to petrol, he said, owing to the higher prices of edible oil of all sort.
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