Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia said the stock of fuel oil (BBM) for transportation purposes during Lebaran 2025 was sufficient and safe.
"For fuel, Alhamdulillah, until our availability is at 18 days to 21 days. So, it is safe," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, March 15.
Previously, Minister Bahlil together with a number of ministers and officials from the Golkar Party DPP held a Ramadan Safari at the Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School, Jombang Regency, East Java, Friday (14/3).
Bahlil revealed that for Eid al-Fitr 2025 all energy stocks are safe, including for electricity and LPG.
"Then, filling in for electric motorcycles, we increased 7.5 times from the previous year. So, there is no problem," said Bahlil, who is also the General Chair of the Golkar Party.
Bahlil went around to a number of areas in Indonesia to check the stock of fuel including Cilegon, West Java, then several areas in Kalimantan and all of them had no problems.
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources explained that President Prabowo Subianto had ordered his ministers that every one rupiah of state money issued to the people must be guarded and ensured to guard it so that the funds reached the people.
He revealed that from the 2025 State Budget of IDR 3,621.3 trillion, there was a subsidy fund of IDR 420 trillion or almost 15 percent, which was given responsibility to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Bahlil explained that the subsidy was intended for LP. 87 trillion, fuel oil (BBM) IDR 150 trillion, and electricity IDR 180 trillion.
"So, it is my duty to ensure that the subsidy is properly in the hands of the people who are entitled to receive subsidies," he said.
According to Bahlil, since 2017, the government has never raised the price of LPG. The government has provided subsidies with a maximum price of Rp. 18 thousand or Rp. 19 thousand per cylinder, depending on the highest retail price.
"But, what happened was the price of Rp. 23 thousand per tube, Rp. 25 thousand to Rp. 30 thousand per tube. That's what I will straighten out. I will order people who sell LPG above Rp. 20,000 per tube. Because the state has paid to PT Pertamina. That's the right of the people who can't afford it," said Bahlil.
Previously, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga also ensured that the availability of fuel and LPG for the Ramadan to Lebaran 2025 period was safe.
Pertamina Patra Niaga Mars Daily Task Force, Ega Legowo, explained that currently nationally, LPG products are in the position of 15.17 days, land oil 26.20 days, Pertalite 20.7 days, Pertamax22.75 days, Pertamax Turbo 35.75 days, solar subsidies 18.04 days, Dex 31.39 days, and AVtur26 days.
Pertamina Patra Niaga predicts that there will be an increase in demand during Eid by 16.9 percent for Pertamax, Pertalite 11.4 percent, Pertamax Turbo 15 percent, Pertamax Green 93.5 percent, Dex 3.2 percent, and Avtur 5.6 percent.
For solar subsidies, it is estimated that it will decrease by 13.4 percent and Dexlite will decrease by 4.6 percent.
"The decline in diesel is estimated because usually, before Eid al-Fitr, several industrial companies carry out Lebaran holidays, and logistics operations have begun to decrease, so that in a trend, diesel usually declines," explained Mars Ega.
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