India LPG Gas Crisis, APKLI-P Remind the Indonesian Government to Immediately Carry Out Energy Mitigation
JAKARTA - The impact of the escalation of the conflict between the United States-Israel and Iran which has entered its fourth week since the end of February 2026 has begun to trigger a global energy crisis. One of the countries that are severely affected is India, where it is reported that there is a shortage of LPG gas which forces residents to switch to firewood and causes the culinary sector to be paralyzed.
Responding to this situation, the Chairman of the APKLI-P, dr. Ali Mahsun ATMO, M. Biomed, gave a stern warning that a similar situation should not occur in Indonesia. According to him, failure to maintain the national energy supply can trigger very fatal consequences.
"This LPG gas shortage should not happen in Indonesia. This status is very dangerous. Why? Because the stability of the small people's economy is at stake," said Ali Mahsun in Jakarta, Tuesday (24/3/2026).
MSMEs and People's Economy as a Stake
The former Chairman of the General Assembly of Bakornas LKMI PB HMI (1995-1998) explained that Indonesia has 65.4 million units of MSMEs which are the backbone of the national economy. This sector not only feeds hundreds of millions of people, but also absorbs 137 million workers or about 97% of the total employment in the country.
Apart from business actors, dependence on 3 Kg LPG and subsidized fuel is also felt by:
Tens of millions of low-income households (Mothers). 8 million online motorcycle taxi drivers who rely on fuel to make a living.According to Dr. Ali, the availability of subsidized energy is a mandate that must be guaranteed by the state through the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to ensure that the lower economic wheel continues to turn.
Social and Political Unrest Threat
Ali Mahsun, who is also a doctor of immunology graduate from FKUB Malang and FKUI Jakarta, emphasized the importance of quick mitigation steps before the crisis spread to Indonesia. If the government is late in anticipating the impact of the US-Israel vs Iran War, the risk of chaos is very large.
"When the stomachs of hundreds of millions of people are empty, small businesses are stopped, and millions of ojol cannot operate, then in a short time there will be uncontrollable social and political turmoil," concluded the former Secretary of the Mabarot Social Institution of the PBNU.
He closed with a warning that energy resilience is not just a distribution technical issue, but the main foundation for maintaining national conductivity in the midst of global uncertainty in 2026.