Fuel Shortage In Bengkulu, Bio Solar Queue Causes Traffic Jam

Long queue of vehicles at the Rawa Makmur gas station in Bengkulu City. (Between)

BENGKULU - The queue of vehicles at the Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) to fill up with bio-diesel fuel in the Bengkulu City area stretches to several meters. As a result, congestion at some points is unavoidable.

One of the truck drivers queuing at the Rawa Makmur gas station in Bengkulu City, Gen Hasibuan, Thursday, said he had difficulty getting diesel in the Bengkulu area.

So many drivers of large vehicles and buses have to be willing to wait in long lines for a whole day to get diesel fuel.

"We are forced to stay here all day to get diesel so we can continue our work," said Gen.

He hopes that the shortage of diesel fuel can return to normal as before because it greatly interferes with work activities which causes the family's economy to decline.

It is known that the diesel fuel line at the gas station in the Bengkulu City area was opened at 22.00 p.m., this was done so that there would be no congestion in the Bengkulu City area.

Previously, the Bengkulu Provincial Government would propose to increase the supply of Bio-Solar Fuel Oil (BBM) to the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas).

Expert Staff to the Governor of Bengkulu for Economics, Finance, and Development, M. Ikhwan, said this was done to meet the quota for bio-diesel fuel in Bengkulu Province.

This is because this year there has been a reduction in the quota for Bio-Solar fuel from the center to Bengkulu Province.

"We will immediately submit an application to increase the quota for this bio-diesel fuel to BPH Migas," he said.