E5 bio-fuel has been sold on the market - Photo: N.TR.
According to the Vietnam National Petroleum Group ( Petrolimex ), it is expected that from August 1, it will pilot the sale of bio-fuel E10 (E10) in Ho Chi Minh City (before the merger). To implement this plan, the group has strengthened coordination with domestic and foreign ethanol production units to ensure supply.
Two big guys deployed in Hanoi , Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (old)
It is known that Petrolimex will blend E10 gasoline at Nha Be gas station, where there is an ethanol storage tank to serve the blending to bring this product to the market in Ho Chi Minh City (old). Petrolimex is also researching new energy solutions such as hydrogen and some types of renewable fuels, in line with the energy transition trend and emission reduction requirements.
Mr. Tran Ngoc Nam - member of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director of Petrolimex - said that trading E10 gasoline requires serious preparation of infrastructure, technology, specialized tanks for fuel alcohol and close coordination from oil refineries.
To trade biofuel to implement the energy transition, Petrolimex is upgrading its retail infrastructure and expanding its fuel ethanol blending network.
Therefore, Petrolimex proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade soon issue instructions on the implementation progress, so that key traders can proactively invest and convert technical systems. At the same time, it is recommended to adjust some technical standards of TCVN to suit the mineral gasoline sources on the international market, and similar to the technical standard requirements in the region.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam National Energy Industry Group (Petrovietnam) said that its member unit, the Vietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL), will pilot the sale of E10 RON95 bio-fuel at gas stations in Hanoi and Hai Phong.
At the same time, PVOIL also built a plan, prepared to invest, and upgraded the infrastructure system serving the blending and trading of bio-fuel to be ready for the conversion and mass trading of E10 gasoline from January 1, 2026; ready to process and blend for other sources.
The announcement of the E10 gasoline business plan is part of the conversion roadmap proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to be implemented nationwide, expected in early 2026. Accordingly, the ministry has submitted a report to the Government on this issue, proposing a roadmap for applying the biofuel blending ratio to replace the old roadmap set out in Decision 53 of the Prime Minister.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will soon issue a replacement roadmap.
According to Tuoi Tre Online sources, it is expected that biofuel will completely replace mineral gasoline, with the roadmap to replace Decision 53 to be approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the near future according to the decentralized authority transferred from the Prime Minister to this ministry.
According to the assessment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, key enterprises account for a large market share and have the capacity to renovate the existing system to distribute E10 gasoline. This renovation does not require large costs or a long time, so the application timeline from January 1, 2026 is considered completely feasible.
Speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Do Van Tuan - Chairman of the Vietnam Biofuel Association - said that Vietnam has 6 fuel factories producing bioethanol, including Dong Nai Alcohol Factory, Quang Nam Alcohol Factory, Dung Quat - Quang Ngai Biofuel Factory, Binh Phuoc Biofuel Factory, Dai Viet Ethanol Factory, Dak To Ethanol Factory... with a total expected output to supply the gasoline market of about 400,000m3 of alcohol/year, accounting for 40% of Vietnam's output.
In addition to the two Dung Quat Biofuel Plants (Quang Ngai) and Binh Phuoc Biofuel Plant invested by the Vietnam National Energy Industry Group (Petrovietnam) and not yet put into production, private biofuel plants are still operating normally, supplying both domestic demand and exporting to markets in the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, etc.
Domestically, these factories supply alcohol for medical, food, industrial purposes, or recently electronic assembly manufacturing companies also need to buy alcohol to clean circuit boards before assembly.
Currently, new factories are running at about 50% capacity, so there is a lot of room to produce alcohol to serve the needs of blending biofuel. Another notable point is that previously, alcohol factories in Vietnam were designed with 100% cassava-based technology, but now they have converted to technology using cassava and corn as raw materials. The ethanol source is about 60% short, expected to be imported from countries such as the US, Brazil, etc.
E10 gasoline is a finished gasoline product made from mineral gasoline derived from fossil fuels along with biofuels, in which fuel alcohol is mixed at a certain ratio. Specifically: according to the regulations in QCVN 01:2022/BKHCN on gasoline, diesel fuel and biofuels, E10 gasoline is biofuel with a fuel alcohol content of 9 - 10% by volume.
Currently, more than 60 countries commonly use E10 gasoline; many countries and territories such as the US and Europe have issued laws requiring the use of fuels blended with pure biofuels.
The alcohol content in biofuel tends to increase. Since 2018, countries in the region such as China and the Philippines have 100% switched to selling only one type of gasoline, E10 biofuel; mineral gasoline is banned from being sold at retail gasoline stores, and is only allowed to be used as an ingredient to blend E10 biofuel.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/xang-e10-thay-xang-khoang-ong-lon-chiem-50-thi-phan-thi-diem-tai-tp-hcm-tu-1-8-20250725184327597.htm
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