A few days ago, Thai department of energy energy trade director Willa peng said that at present hall square has released a new gasoline quality standard, the new standard only for sales 95 gasoline to comply with national energy policy management committee on January 1, 2013 -- 91 gasoline resolution, is expected to committee will be announced next week formal notice.

In the closed 91 gasoline oil refinery gas station after each now.it will no longer have 91 gasoline sell, but want to sell the rest of inventory 91 gasoline estimation takes three months.

Willa peng said, banning 91 gasoline fear cause for mixing ethanol gasoline production based gasoline not enough use, derived from 91 gasoline -- after more people will choose to buy the use of ethanol gasoline. National petroleum institute for the situation puts forward two expected plan, the first kind of circumstance is the 91 gasoline daily consumption for 7.8 million litres, after -- 17% of the 91 gasoline users to use 95 gasoline, the rest of you will choose to use ethanol gasoline, will lead to every month should be increased to 22 million litres import based gasoline to mix making ethanol gasoline; The second condition is 25% of the 91 gasoline car owners to use 95 gasoline, the rest of the use of ethanol gasoline, such cases need not import foundation gasoline.

Willa peng mentioned, the government need to promote the use of people more ethanol gasoline, especially use E20 ethanol petrol (gasoline mixed 20% ethanol), in order to reduce foundation gasoline imports. At the same time adjust E20 ethanol gasoline price, make it less than 91 ethanol gasoline per liter 3 baht, believe that will make diversion E20 ethanol gasoline consumers will be more. Currently, only tai oil and oil refining in section two oiler total of 1200 stations have E20 ethanol gasoline sales, believe that since then sales E20 ethanol gasoline station will be increased to 1550, E20 ethanol gasoline consumption will also from the current 1.13 million litres every day every day to 3.6 million liters.

Because cabinet meeting has been formally approved about domestic stop supply 91 gasoline proposal, energy of the standing deputy undersecretary, a spokesman for the department of energy library record achish said, the department of energy will be held by energy minister presided over work meeting to study use fixed number of year more than 10 years, cannot be applied ethanol gasoline energy two impact program motorcycle users help measures.

Library record achish said, from the survey found not suitable ethanol gasoline as fuel old paragraph two stroke motorcycle about 500000 cars, if consider these motorcycle users for low-income people, and most life outside house, if want to use 95 gasoline to their living expenses impact. Therefore, the old one will be motorcycle modification to apply ethanol gasoline would be more effective help users save money. Do not apply to use ethanol gasoline old car also has more than 50000 vehicles, but also through the modification to apply ethanol gasoline, or to switch to 95 gasoline instead of 91 gasoline, it depends on the department of energy work conference whether the result at the same time for the above two groups to provide help.