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Malaysian biodiesel group urges faster B20 rollout
Malaysian biodiesel group urges faster B20 rollout
Singapore, 7 April (Argus) — The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) has urged the government to speed up the nationwide rollout of biodiesel-fossil diesel blends of up to 20pc (B20) to strengthen energy security, it said today. The MBA called for immediate implementation of higher blending levels between B10 and B20 in areas where infrastructure can support it. It acknowledged that progress towards higher blends has been limited by infrastructure readiness but sought further government support to enable a nationwide B30 blend. To encourage biodiesel use outside the national blending programme, the MBA also asked the government to exempt a 10pc sales tax on biodiesel. The national biodiesel programme, combined with voluntary biodiesel use, would enhance energy security, cut greenhouse gas emissions, generate foreign exchange savings, reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and improve fiscal resilience while supporting domestic palm oil and rural livelihoods, the MBA said. Malaysia launched the B20 biodiesel programme for the transport sector in February 2020, but implementation has been limited to Langkawi, Kedah, Labuan and Sarawak. B7 remains the applied blend in the industrial sector without a nationwide rollout, the MBA said. Neighbouring countries have also announced or are considering higher biodiesel blending levels because of energy security concerns due to the war in the Middle East. Indonesia last week announced it will implement a B50 blending mandate from 1 July while Thailand adjusted the biodiesel content from B5 to B7 in March and has announced restrictions on crude palm oil exports from 7 April . By Malcolm Goh Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Oiltek Malaysia, Brunei's BioSeaga to build SAF plant
Oiltek Malaysia, Brunei's BioSeaga to build SAF plant
Singapore, 7 April (Argus) — The Malaysian subsidiary of Singapore-based Oiltek International, which provides technology solutions in the vegoils industry, and Brunei-based food security and renewables project developer BioSeaga Industries signed a heads of agreement on 6 April to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Sabah, Malaysia. The plant has a planned capacity of approximately 300 t/d according to a Singapore Exchange (SGX) filing. It is expected to cost around $350mn, but the final contract value will be recomputed and mutually agreed upon by the companies before they enter into a definitive agreement. The final value will be based on prevailing costs, finalised engineering designs and agreed scope of supply. Oiltek and BioSeaga aim to enter a definitive agreement by 6 October, depending on whether project financing, regulatory approvals, land right confirmation and other items have been secured. After that, Oiltek Malaysia will be the plant's exclusive contractor and undertake engineering, procurement, design, construction and commissioning (EPCC) services for its pre-treatment facilities, tank farm, logistic bulking infrastructure, and partial blending facilities. The term of the heads of agreement will be one year unless terminated earlier by the companies, extended by mutual written agreement, or superseded by a definitive agreement, whichever happens first. Oiltek is involved in several other early-stage Malaysian SAF projects. It is providing pretreatment unit technology for Malaysian engineering firm SK SAF's plant which plans to reach final investment decision by 2027-28. Last September, Oiltek also signed an agreement with state-owned Sarawak Economic Development (SEDC), biofuel feedstock supplier Apeiron Bioenergy, and fellow technology provider Sulzer to build a 15,000 t/yr SAF pilot plant in Sarawak. But Oiltek said in a separate filing with SGX on 6 April that it has not entered into a definitive agreement with Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina's subsidiary, PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, to develop a pre-treatment unit in Indonesia and supply its feedstock. It added that the heads of agreement signed between the two companies in February 2025 had expired. By Sarah Giam Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Meta funds El Paso nat gas plant as interim power fix
Meta funds El Paso nat gas plant as interim power fix
Houston, 6 April (Argus) — Tech giant Meta is paying to build a natural gas-fired plant to power its El Paso data center, but regulatory filings show the agreement is temporary, raising questions about how Texas ratepayers will be protected once the initial five-year period ends. El Paso Electric (EPE) plans to supply the data center through McCloud Generation, a 366MW plant with 813 modular gas generators located next to the site, according to a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). Starting in 2027, the plant would power the data center exclusively for an initial five-year "bridge period" and remain separate from EPE's transmission system, with all costs recovered from Meta under a commission-approved rate. The arrangement aligns with the White House-backed Ratepayer Protection Pledge , which calls on large technology companies to pay for the power and infrastructure needed to support their data-center loads rather than shifting those costs onto other customers. But the filing also shows that much of the ultimate risk allocation is deferred, with decisions about long-term cost recovery left to future regulatory proceedings once the temporary structure ends. "I don't think we have much precedent for this type of temporary arrangement," said Joshua D. Rhodes, an energy researcher at the University of Texas, noting that utility-owned generation built as a time-limited bridge for a single customer is largely untested in regulatory practice. The bridge arrangement is needed because the data center's load is expected to ramp up faster than the utility's system can currently accommodate, EPE said in the filing. Meta, through its subsidiary Wurldwide LLC, originally requested 220MW from EPE and the commission approved rates based on that load. Projected demand has since increased to more than 440MW by 2027 and potentially to 1GW by 2029, the filing said. Meta recently announced it would invest $10b to grow the data center to 1GW, a decision that required EPE to amend its filing. The project has drawn opposition from local community organizations and lawmakers, who say Meta previously indicated the El Paso facility would be powered by renewable energy. Meta has since said it plans to pay for the development of renewable generation elsewhere to match the entirety of the data center's electricity use. Once the transmission and generation capacity is expanded to meet Meta's higher load requirements, EPE will request approval to connect the McCloud generation facility to the grid "and incorporate the cost of the plant into jurisdictional cost of service and retail rates", the utility said. The filing does not specify who will pay for the remaining costs associated with the generation. "Once generation is incorporated into a utility's cost of service, regulators still have to decide how operating costs, maintenance and depreciation are allocated," said Rhodes, the UT researcher. "Those decisions don't disappear just because a customer paid to build the facility." Meta and EPE did not respond to emails requesting comment. By Jasmina Kelemen Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Trump budget targets climate, clean energy programs
Trump budget targets climate, clean energy programs
Houston, 6 April (Argus) — The 2027 budget proposed by President Donald Trump would cut billions in funding for renewable and clean electricity development as part of a continued push to eliminate what he dubs "Green New Scam" policies put forward by the administration of former president Joe Biden. The 2027 fiscal year budget would eliminate $15.2bn allocated to the US Department of Energy (DOE) under a 2021 bipartisan infrastructure package "to deploy unreliable intermittent energy infrastructure, remove carbon dioxide from the air, and buy other costly technologies burdensome to ratepayers and consumers", according to the proposal put forward by the Trump administration on 3 April. The budget would similarly repurpose $4.7bn granted to the DOE under the 2021 law, allocating $3.5bn to "rapidly deploy firm baseload power", tacitly technologies such as natural gas, coal and nuclear which, unlike solar and wind, can generate electricity around the clock. Another $1.2bn would go toward artificial intelligence computing. The administration also aims to eliminate $1.1bn for climate change research conducted by the DOE's Office of Science and cancel $150mn for DOE studies on technologies like electric vehicles and direct air capture systems. The proposal would end renewable energy programs worth $45mn at the US Department of the Interior, with the administration endeavoring among other things to "put a stop to disastrous offshore wind energy projects". In addition, it would eliminate $1.6bn for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after its educational grant programs "consistently funded" initiatives that "radicalize students against markets" and promoted "baseless environmental alarm", according to the administration. The budget would also cut $204.5mn from the US Treasury Department's community development financial institutions fund, which uses federal and private money to support economically disadvantaged areas. The reductions will prevent tax revenue from supporting policies to which the administration is opposed, including "wind farms that degrade America's natural landscape and fail to serve American energy consumers". Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D–New York) criticized the cuts, including "massive" reductions to energy affordability, while promising that Democrats would fight "tooth and nail" to prevent the budget from becoming law. "Trump is already spending massive sums on never-ending wars abroad, and now he's pushing for a record-breaking $1.5 trillion in defense spending while slashing programs that Americans and seniors care about and rely on," Schumer said. By Patrick Zemanek Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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