BPH Migas Gives Easing Purchase Of Pertalite Without Barcodes In Aceh

Vehicles queue to buy fuel at a Public Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) on Jalan Manekroo, Meulaboh, (ANTARA/Teuku Dedi Iskandar)

JAKARTA - The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) provides concessions for the purchase of fuel oil (BBM) specifically for assignments (JBKP) for Pertalite and relief from purchasing certain types of fuel (JBT) for diesel oil without a QR Code in Aceh.

"The purchase of JBT Solar Oil and JBKP Pertalite can be done manually (freedom QR Code) in disaster-affected areas," said Head of BPH Migas Wahyudi Anas in letter Number T-689/MG.05/BPH/2025 received in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, December 12.

Relaxation applies in disaster-affected areas during the extension of the emergency response status period from 12 December 2025 to 25 December 2025, according to the Decree of the Governor of Aceh.

Regarding the request for additional fuel quota, Wahyudi continued, BPH Migas continues to maintain the availability of fuel supply, both subsidies and non-subsidized in the Aceh region.

"With regard to this above, in its implementation it will be carried out further by PT Pertamina Patra Niaga as the Assignment Implementing Business Entity," Wahyudi wrote.

The statement was in response to the letter of the Governor of Aceh Number 300.2.1/18829 dated December 5, 2025 regarding Requests for Additional Fuel Quota and Number

500.10.8.3/188893 dated December 8, 2025, regarding Requests for Subsidized Fuel Filling and Release of Barcode Use.

Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf conveyed in connection with the occurrence of natural disasters of floods and landslides in several districts/cities in the Aceh region, the Aceh Government issued Decree of the Governor of Aceh Number 100.3.3.3/1416/2025 concerning the Determination of the Status of the Hydrometeorological Disaster Emergency Response Status in Aceh in 2025.

With this regard and considering that after the floods and landslides, it has had an impact on increasing fuel oil (BBM) needs.

Fuel is needed to operate generator sets (gensets) due to electricity supply, heavy equipment for infrastructure recovery and aid distribution transportation, both sea, land and air transportation to affected areas.

"So to maintain smoothness and avoid a shortage of fuel supply, both subsidies and non-subsidized in the Aceh region, we hope that your assistance will be willing to increase the fuel quota," Muzakir Manaf wrote in his letter.