Speech
Prabowo Subianto  ·  2026-09-16 00:00

Keterangan Pers Menko Bidang Pangan Zulkifli Hasan, 16 September 2026

The limited cabinet meeting led directly by the President discussed how in two years 'time we can produce at least E20. Therefore, the Minister of Agriculture was asked to prepare a plan , including land and so on, and later the industry will convert ethanol, which is most feasible from sugarcane, preparing approximately 2 million hectares of land. Some outside Java, some in Java, and some in Sumatra will be prepared. Now, then, and regarding those who will build the industry within 2 years we must work hard, looking at global developments right now. We must be able to produce E20. That is roughly the gist of it, and after we studied it, it is possible that in 2 years we can mix our crude oil with that E20. Within 2 years, indeed the bottleneck point is land. But after it was discussed, there is land from Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, and Papua. We can get 2 million. If we get that 2 million, God willing, we can fulfill this E20 requirement in the next 2 years. I think that's all. Meaning the ethanol mixture. Yes. E20 is ethanol. Everything will be fulfilled domestically. Yes. E20 will be fully domestic, we will gradually move toward E50 like B50 , but for this first phase of E20, long-term we will reach E50, and the first stage is that 2 million. The bottleneck is land, but after it was mapped and assigned to the State-Owned Enterprises and the Minister of Agriculture, it is likely we will get that 2 million. I think that is all. Thank you. Sir, does that mean there is an optimization strategy without the existence of new land? The existing land. Because not all regions are suitable for sugarcane. We already calculated it, if it were corn, it's not possible, it doesn't fit the calculations. Then, cassava. Cassava was also calculated and it's not easy, the harvesting is not easy, and so on because it cannot be mechanized. We ended up with sugarcane, the bottleneck is land. But after looking at it in Java, Sumatra, and Papua, we will be able to get 2 million. I think that is all. Thank you. Okay, thank you, Sir.