Petrolimex proposes solutions to implement E10 gasoline sales nationwide

Pursuant to Circular 50/2025/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the roadmap for applying the blending ratio of biofuels with traditional fuels in Vietnam, from June 1, 2026, unleaded gasoline (according to current national technical regulations) must be blended and prepared into E10 gasoline for use in gasoline engines nationwide.

Petrolimex proposes solutions to implement regulations on selling E10 gasoline. Photo: VNA

To prepare for the sale of E10 gasoline nationwide, the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) - the state-owned enterprise with the largest market share in the domestic market today - is implementing many solutions. Specifically, in order to prepare Ethanol sources for blending E10 gasoline, Petrolimex has proactively contacted and exchanged information with domestic and foreign suppliers. Currently, the two domestic Ethanol factories can only meet part of the demand. Therefore, the remaining part will be imported by Petrolimex from foreign suppliers with abundant sources such as the US, Korea, Singapore, and the Philippines.

Currently, Petrolimex has 7 biofuel blending warehouses in key areas nationwide, with a total blending capacity estimated at 6 - 6.1 million m³/year of biofuel. To implement the Government 's roadmap on biofuel trading, Petrolimex is reviewing and developing a plan to renovate and upgrade the technical infrastructure system serving blending and blending, ensuring adequate supply for Petrolimex's distribution system when switching to using E10 gasoline from June 1, 2026, said a Petrolimex representative.

Also according to Petrolimex representative, according to current Vietnamese standards (QCVN), the oxygen content index for E10 gasoline is strictly regulated (no more than 3.7% by mass). To meet this index, the base gasoline for blending must have an oxygen content of "0". The domestic base gasoline supply for blending currently only meets about 60% of the demand and the remaining 40% must be imported at a higher cost than the regular type. Therefore, this will be a difficulty in creating a base gasoline source and also a factor that increases the cost and price of E10 products after blending.

Therefore, based on the reality of deploying E5 RON 92 gasoline and piloting the sale of E10 RON95-III gasoline since the beginning of August 2025, in order to successfully deploy E10 biofuel, Petrolimex proposed that the Government adjust the QCVN 01:2022/BKHCN standard on the "Oxygen content" index increased by blending Ethanol, suitable for domestic and regional base gasoline sources.

In addition, the solution of enhancing communication through mass media channels, opinions of experts, automobile and motorbike associations is very important to remove psychological barriers and provide transparent information to consumers. In particular, key traders producing and trading gasoline need to be responsible for investing in technical facilities to ensure the capacity to blend and mix E10 gasoline according to the prescribed roadmap. In addition, having preferential price policies in the initial stage to encourage organizations and individuals to consume E10 gasoline is really necessary.

Along with preparing for E10 gasoline trading nationwide, Petrolimex is also synchronously implementing many solutions to prepare for the roadmap to apply automobile emission standards, according to standards equivalent to Euro III, IV, V, especially early application in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Accordingly, in addition to gasoline products meeting Euro III, IV standards, Petrolimex is a pioneer in trading Euro V fuel since 2018. To date, Petrolimex is the only gasoline trading enterprise in Vietnam trading both RON 95-V gasoline and DO-V oil. Every year, Petrolimex expands the number of Euro V fuel trading stores, striving to reach 2,100 DO-V oil trading stores and 770 RON 95-V gasoline trading stores nationwide from the beginning of 2026.

According to Petrolimex, after 4 months of piloting the sale of E10 RON95-III bio-fuel at 40 gas stations in Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ngai, on average each day Petrolimex supplies about 50 m3 of E10 RON95-III fuel to customers, most of whom are administrative units using the budget, transport units, technology vehicles, and services.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/petrolimex-kien-nghi-cac-giai-phap-de-thuc-hien-ban-xang-e10-tren-toan-quoc-20251201154812570.htm