Singapore, 25 July (Argus) — Vietnamese state-controlled Petrolimex and PVOil will begin selling E10 road fuel on 1 August, according to the companies.
The E10 road fuel blend of 10pc ethanol in gasoline will be rolled out by Petrolimex at gas stations in Ho Chi Minh, and in Hanoi and Haiphong by PVOil.
The rollout comes ahead of Vietnam’s expected E10 blending mandate in January 2026 after eight years of delays. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) is currently consulting on implementation details for the mandate.
Petrolimex said the country needs to support domestic ethanol prices in order to stabilise supply and reduce the cost of blended gasoline. It should also complete the system of standards and technical regulations for E10 gasoline, and encourage businesses to expand the biofuel distribution system, especially in less urbanised areas.
The retailer said the MIT should soon issue instructions on the mandate implementation progress so that key traders can proactively invest and convert technical systems. The ministry should also adjust some technical standards of the current Vietnamese ethanol standard to better match international specifications.
The company is upgrading retail infrastructure, expanding its fuel ethanol blending network and strengthening co-ordination with domestic and foreign ethanol production units to ensure stable supply, it said.
PVOil said it is also prepared to invest, and has developed a plan and upgraded the infrastructure system serving the blending and trading of biofuels to prepare for the mass deployment of E10 gasoline from 1 January 2026.
The company is currently upgrading its E5 92R blending stations by repairing tanks, improving the blending system and updating technology to meet the technical standards of E10 gasoline.
By Deborah Sun
