Putrajaya Won T Reintroduce Ron92 Says Minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not reintroduce the sale of RON92 petrol because the high sulphur level in the fuel can pollute the environment, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told the Dewan Negara today
The domestic trade and consumer affairs minister said while there had been many requests for the reintroduction of the fuel to help ease the financial burden of the people, the government was retaining RON95 and RON97 “for the sake of the environment”
“The lower the sulphur content, the higher the cost of the fuel. RON92 is cheaper because of the higher sulphur content
“However, as a nation bound by international protocol pertaining to the environment, we are required to comply with the schedule to move towards the use of fuel containing less sulphur
“For now, our policy is to retain RON95 and RON97,” he said when winding up debate on the Supply Bill 2019
Saifuddin said another factor is the development of the country’s automotive industry, with new vehicle engines designed to operate on high-quality fuel, at least RON95
He said the country should have progressed towards tougher emission rules, namely Euro 4, by this month but had to defer the measure because oil refineries needed more time to prepare for that
On the “Kedai Ekonomi Pengguna” (i-KeeP), or fair price shops, formerly known as Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, Saifuddin said since Nov 29 more than 300 such premises were cooperating with the ministry to provide competitive prices for consumers
He also said the ministry targeted to have more than 500 such premises by 2020. - Mkini

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