Colombia: mandate for blending biodiesel with fossil diesel temporarily reduced

Colombia’s government published Resolution No. 40,431 of October 17, 2024, temporarily reducing the mandate for blending biodiesel with fossil diesel to 8% v/v from the 10% v/v established by Resolution No. 40,447 of October 31, 2022. As a result, the biodiesel content in fossil diesel is set at 8% v/v until December 31, 2024. From January 1, 2025 onwards, the 10% v/v blending mandate will be reestablished.

According to the arguments presented in Resolution No. 40,431, this decrease in the biodiesel blending mandate is due to the alerts from Fedebiocombustibles (biodiesel producers) about the progressive and accelerated risk of shortages due to the difficulty of accessing feedstocks. Colombia’s M