JAKARTA - The Oil and Natural Gas Upstream Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) reported a spike in the consumption of gasoline (gasoline) type fuel during the Lebaran and Idulfitri periods. The realization of the increase in gasoline consumption reached 15 percent or higher than the initial estimate.
The Chairperson of the National Post Office for the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector, RAFI 2026, Erika Retnowati, admitted that there was a phenomenon of panic buying. However, this is not the only main factor for the spike in consumption. The other factor is the length of the holiday period, which boosts tourism mobility in addition to homecoming activities.
"There is (panic buying) but not much, it's only in a few areas. But indeed, people who return home this time are extraordinary, then the holiday period is also long. So people other than returning home also have a lot of tourism, so that certainly adds to fuel consumption," said Erika in a press conference at the BPH Migas Office, Tuesday, March 31.
This surge in consumption was also accompanied by a safe stock resilience during the post-station period. The average stock resilience of gasoline is above 20 days, solar is around 18 days, Pertamina Dex up to 40 days, avtur 30 days, and LPG in the range of 11.6 days.
Furthermore, Erika added, the highest distribution of fuel nationwide on gasoline products when the homecoming flow occurred on March 19, 2026 with an increase of 37 percent from the normal distribution, while for the return flow occurred on March 25, 2026 with an increase of 20 percent from the normal distribution.
As for Avtur products that support air transportation activities, the highest increase in consumption occurred during the homecoming on March 18, 2026 with an increase of 18 percent from the normal distribution, while for the reverse flow, an increase occurred on March 29, 2026 with an increase of 22 percent from the normal distribution.
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