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Biodiesel Producers The APROBI is an organization of the producers. The current
membership stands at 22 companies.
Financial Institutions The development of plantations requires investment in which
Japanese financial institutions are said to be involved. There is also a strong demand
from NGOs for sustainable investment.
Trading Companies Major Japanese trading companies are involved in the palm oil
production and trading and said to be interested in biofuel business as well. At present, Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd. and others are carrying out small-scale export
to Japan on an experimental basis.
9.3.2.2 Government
Central Government In addition to strong sectionalism among ministries and the
lack of a mechanism for them to coordinate with one another, the complexity of the
jurisdictional coverage creates policies governing the processes from palm production to biofuel production that are not coordinated.
Ministry of Agriculture They formulate development plans and promote their policy from the perspectives of farm development.
Ministry of Forestry They are in charge of establishing a national policy on the
conversion of forest to farmland. They also maintain statistics relating to forest.
Ministry of Energy They implement their policy on subsidies for energy which
includes biofuel.
Ministry of Industry They have jurisdiction over the biofuel refining process.
Ministry of Environment The have jurisdiction over environmental assessment programs relating to farm development for biofuel crop cultivation, as well as the
authority to regulate the quality of water discharged from the biofuel production
processes and implement measures against global warming (which relate to palm
plantation development in the context of discussions on granting credits for forest
conservation).
Science and Technology Agency (BPPT) They have jurisdiction over the policies
on science and technology relating to the biofuel development.
Local Governments Local governments were given the authority to issue permits
for land use conversion as a result of the decentralization of government in 1999.
Indonesia has 27 provincial governments under which regencies and cities operate.
The regencies and cities are divided into sub-districts. Regulations vary from region
to region as a result of the decentralization. The capacity of executive officers and
corruption are problems.
9 Social, Economic, and Political Impacts
Biodiesel Producers The APROBI is an organization of the producers. The current
membership stands at 22 companies.
Financial Institutions The development of plantations requires investment in which
Japanese financial institutions are said to be involved. There is also a strong demand
from NGOs for sustainable investment.
Trading Companies Major Japanese trading companies are involved in the palm oil
production and trading and said to be interested in biofuel business as well. At present, Nippon Biodiesel Fuel Co., Ltd. and others are carrying out small-scale export
to Japan on an experimental basis.
9.3.2.2 Government
Central Government In addition to strong sectionalism among ministries and the
lack of a mechanism for them to coordinate with one another, the complexity of the
jurisdictional coverage creates policies governing the processes from palm production to biofuel production that are not coordinated.
Ministry of Agriculture They formulate development plans and promote their policy from the perspectives of farm development.
Ministry of Forestry They are in charge of establishing a national policy on the
conversion of forest to farmland. They also maintain statistics relating to forest.
Ministry of Energy They implement their policy on subsidies for energy which
includes biofuel.
Ministry of Industry They have jurisdiction over the biofuel refining process.
Ministry of Environment The have jurisdiction over environmental assessment programs relating to farm development for biofuel crop cultivation, as well as the
authority to regulate the quality of water discharged from the biofuel production
processes and implement measures against global warming (which relate to palm
plantation development in the context of discussions on granting credits for forest
conservation).
Science and Technology Agency (BPPT) They have jurisdiction over the policies
on science and technology relating to the biofuel development.
Local Governments Local governments were given the authority to issue permits
for land use conversion as a result of the decentralization of government in 1999.
Indonesia has 27 provincial governments under which regencies and cities operate.
The regencies and cities are divided into sub-districts. Regulations vary from region
to region as a result of the decentralization. The capacity of executive officers and
corruption are problems.
9 Social, Economic, and Political Impacts