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Written by Mia Jarumayan
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 10:31 |
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The 10% blending of bioethanol by volume into all gasoline fuel distributed and sold by each and every oil company in the Philippines will commence August 6, 2011.
This according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Circular 2011-02-0001 which was signed by DOE Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras last February 6, 2011 and took effect just this February 27, 2011. The 10% mandate should have started February 6, 2011 but it was decided that the oil companies should get an additional six months to put in place the appropriate arrangements and logistics in their depots and blending facilities.
 Not all gasoline grades will be subject to the blending, however. Exempted from the mandatory blending are the following: 1) regular gasoline with minimum research octane number (RON) of 81 but only for use by off-road engines like farm machineries and bancas; 2) regular gasoline with minimum RON of 87 but only for use by motorcycles, and 3) premium plus gasoline with minimum RON of 97. The exemption will end by February 6, 2012 at which time there will be full implementation of the 10% mandated blending across all gasoline grades.
The full text of DOE DC 2011-02-0001 can be read here. |
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