The government has announced that Euro 5-grade diesel is replacing Euro 2M diesel at retail pumps across the country as of today, April 1. The nationwide implementation of the fuel was announced yesterday by environment and water minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, Bernama reports.
The fuel was originally set to be introduced on September 1, 2020, as per the federal gazette announcing the implementation date back in December 2015. However, in June last year, the government decided to postpone its introduction to April 1 this year due to constraints faced by various industries as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Tuan Ibrahim, all manufacturers, suppliers and petrol stations are required to comply with the implementation in line with the Environmental Quality (Control of Petrol and Diesel Properties) Regulations 2007 and the Environmental Quality (Control of Petrol and Diesel Properties) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
He said that the implementation of Euro 5 diesel across the country will be able to improve the air quality status as the fuel is cleaner and has a lower sulphur content of 10 parts per million (ppm) compared to Euro 2M’s sulphur content of 500 ppm. It was not revealed if the fuel, which is currently running a B7 biodiesel (7% palm oil) formulation, will see an increase in the biodiesel content as per Euro 2M.
“The implementation of the Euro 5 diesel specification is part of the government’s efforts to improve the status of air quality as outlined in the Clean Air Action Plan 2010,” he said via a statement.
Euro 5 diesel has been available in Malaysia since 2014, courtesy of individual initiatives by various companies despite there being no mandate to do so at that point. BHPetrol was the first to offer the fuel at selected stations in Johor, followed by Shell and Petronas. By 2016 all the major players, including Petron and Caltex, had introduced the fuel at selected locations.
As for pricing, prior to this, that for Euro 5 diesel was set 10 sen higher per litre than Euro 2M, currently set at RM2.25 per litre and RM2.15 per litre respectively. While it was not reported, the switch to Euro 5 diesel as the only diesel grade now available at the pump should have the fuel following that of Euro 2M, which is presently at its ceiling price of RM2.15 per litre.
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Ok so now manufacturers can bring in more advanced diesel engines. No more excuses whereby our diesel sucks in quality.
Tengkiu gohmen for cleaner & more advanced diesel. Gudjob!
Any details yet on the biodiesel percentage? Will it follow Euro 2M’s B10 since it’s replacing Euro 2M or will it still be maintained at B7 as in the existing Euro 5?
Knowing the BD govt, it could U-turn when the price of Diesel is set to RM2.25/liter instead of 2.15 and prices of all goods go up. When the complaints pour in, they will reverse/delay the implementation again.
Implement complain, dun implement also complain. Piraaahhhlahh!!!
Moronic thinking strikes again. Its no wonder nothing can move forward here, not even with having an EV policy, when we continue to have morons that keep putting down every effort to move forward.
For my children to have a cleaner future, I’d gladly pay the higher cost and so should you.
Syabas minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim for this great achievement!! best news of the year.
it was already planned some years back la.
The best news of the year is actually vaccines being available to fight COVID 19.
Welcome to 2011. Oh wait its 2021 today. As always we 10 years behind.
Becus we go idiots that only know to complain whether we implement or not.
Syukur x 1000 for the intro and use of the new diesel. Our environment is slightly cleaner now.
Our anak-anak kesayang will be safer too.
So when are we gonna have cleaner petrol?
April fool joke or what? I went to Petron and Caltex at Bayan Baru, Penang, both stations not selling Euro 5.
Great achievement? Best news of the year? Cleaner petrol & diesel? Come on guys.. Please wake up.. There are countries in this world that have already planned to ban the sale of new fossil fueled vehicles before the end of this decade, and replace them with EVs, because fossil fuels and their emissions are not getting any cleaner…
As long not April Fool cukup.
its been a month since the announcement yet there are still Euro 2M selling until my new hilux poured with euro 2M because I didn’t research first.