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Ethanol mandate
Supreme Decree 013-2005-EM which approved the Regulation for Biofuels Market Promotion, sets the ethanol content in gasoline distributed in Peru at 7.8% v/v ethanol in all provinces, except in the Amazonas jungle and its neighboring regions. This minimum blend level mandate applies to all gasoline grades.
The initial schedule for the introduction of the ethanol blend in Peru in 2005 was as follows:
June 30, 2006
January 1, 2008
January 1, 2020
Regions
La Libertad, Lambayeque, Ancash, Piura, Barranca and Huaura
Loreto, Ucayali, Amazonas, San Martín and Huánuco
All regions
Source: SGS INSPIRE analysis based on data from Peru’s Supreme Decree 013-2005 EM
Additionally, Supreme Decree 021
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Ethanol mandate