The price of Pertamax Has the Potential to Increase Again, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mentions the Possibility of People Returning to Using Pertalite

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) predicts that the price of Pertamax Cs will rise again. This is because world oil prices have reached the range of 90 US dollars per barrel.

With this possibility, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources estimates that people will return to using Pertalite.

ESDM Minister Arifin Tasrif said that the increase in crude oil prices would affect the price of Pertamax non-subsidized fuel. So, it will encourage people to use Pertalite.

"The price is high? There really can't be any other source, like it or not, you have to buy from there. That's it, later the Pertamax (price) will be high, so Pertalite will be used again," he said at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Jakarta, on Thursday, September 8.

For your information, PT Pertamina (Persero) officially adjusted the price of fuel oil (BBM) throughout Indonesia on Friday, September 1, 2023.

Based on VOI monitoring on Pertamina's official website, the fuels that experienced price increases were non-subsidized fuels including Pertamax, Pertamax Turbo, Pertamina Dex and Dexlite.

"Adjustment of general fuel oil (BBM) prices in order to implement Ministerial Decree (Kepmen) ESDM No. 245.K/MG.01/MEM.M/2022 as an amendment to Ministerial Decree No. 62 K/12/MEM/2020 concerning Formula "Basic Prices in Calculating Retail Selling Prices for General Types of Fuel, Types of Gasoline and Diesel Oil Distributed Through Public Fuel Filling Stations," wrote Pertamina, quoted Friday, September 1.

For Pertamax fuel, there has been an increase from IDR 12,400 per liter to IDR 13,300.

Then, Pertamax Turbo increased from IDR 14,400 to IDR 15,900 per liter and Pertamina Dex increased from IDR 14,350 per liter to IDR 16,900 per liter. Finally, Dexlite became IDR 16,350 from previously IDR 13,950 per liter.