Regarding the Restriction on the Purchase of Pertalite Cs, BPH Migas Said This

JAKARTA - The Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has spoken out regarding the Decree to limit the quota for the purchase of Special Fuel Type Assignment (JBKP) Pertalite and Certain Fuel Type (JBT) Solar.

Head of BPH Migas, Wahyudi Anas, said that until now there has been no enforcement of restrictions on the purchase of fuel. According to him, this rule will only apply if his party has received instructions from the government.

"Of course, if we leave the government, we will follow it. It is impossible for us to regulate before the government issues a statement on how the community mechanism for purchasing fuel will be carried out," he told the media, Tuesday, March 31.

Meanwhile, regarding the validity of the document, Head of BPH Migas Wahyudi Anas did not give a firm answer regarding its authenticity. He did not explicitly deny it but also did not confirm that the document was authentic.

He only emphasized that his party had not officially released the rules. He explained that all policies regarding adjustments to fuel purchases were the full authority of the central government.

Wahyudi emphasized that BPH Migas acted as an executor waiting for further instructions. According to him, the mechanism for the purchase of fuel by the public will follow the official statement of the government.

"So in this program, all KOLs in the government are automatically yes and that is the government's target and we do not expect BPH Migas to issue early and others," continued Wahyudi.

Present on the same occasion, the Inspector General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yudhiawan Wibisono, said that the government had not decided on a scheme for regulating the purchase of fuel for the public until now. Especially, it weighs the geopolitical conditions that occur in the Middle East region.

"So until today, I ask you to be patient, there is no official decision from the government. So this news is still unclear. So if I see that there is no decision from the government, it means that it has not been implemented, including and so on," continued Yudhiawan.

For information, in the circulating document, there is a rule by the Oil and Gas Upstream Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) in the form of the Head of BPH Migas Decision No. 024/KOM/BPH.DBBM/2026 concerning the Control of the Distribution of Certain Types of Fuel Oil Types of Solar Oil (Gasoil) and Special Types of Fuel Oil for the Assignment of Gasoline (Gasoline) RON 90 by the Assignment Business for Motor Vehicles for Transportation of People and/or Goods.

The regulation regulates the distribution of subsidized fuel in the form of subsidized solar and Pertalite (RON 90) for both private vehicles and goods, both cars and 6-wheeled vehicles.

Special types of subsidized solar fuel: - Private car vehicles are limited to purchasing fuel of a maximum of 50 liters per day. - Public transport vehicles are limited to purchasing a maximum of 80 liters per day. - 6-wheeled public transport vehicles are limited to purchasing a maximum of 200 liters per day. - Public service transport vehicles are limited to purchasing a maximum of 50 liters per day.

Specifically, the price of Pertalite is: - Private car vehicles are limited to a maximum of 50 liters per day. - Public service vehicles are limited to a maximum of 50 liters per day.

In the circulated rules, the Head of BPH Migas Wahyudi Anas was recorded as having established a policy dated March 30, 2026.