Starting Today, Pertamina Requires Customers To Use MyPertamina To Purchase Subsidized Solar In Sumatra Region

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JAKARTA - Starting today, Monday, February 6, PT Pertamina (Persero) requires the use of the QR Code through MyPertamina to purchase subsidized diesel fuel (BBM) in the Sumatra region.

Quoted from the official website mypertamina.id, the trial for purchasing subsidized diesel fuel using MyPertamina was expanded to 13 regions in Sumatra as of 6 February 2023.

The following areas are required to use MyPertamina to purchase subsidized diesel as of today:

1. Kab. South Bengkulu

2. Kab. Central Bangalore

3. Kab. North Bangalore

4. Kab. Kaur

5. Kab. Bittersweet

6. Kab. West Kotawaringin

7. Kab. Lamandau

8. Kab. Lebong

9. Kab. Muko Muko

10. Kab. Rejang Lebong

11. Kab. Seluma

12. Kab. Sukamara

13. City of Bengkulu

This Precise Subsidy Program has been implemented since December 26, 2022, in 180 regions. This means that with the additional 13 regions in Sumatra, the total areas that have implemented a trial for purchasing subsidized solar with MyPertamina have reached 193 regions.

Since December 26, 2022, there have been 71 regions that have implemented the purchase of subsidized solar using MyPertamina. Several regions that have carried out trials since December 26 2022 include Banyumas Regency, Cilacap Regency, Pandeglang Regency, Pangandaran Regency, Madiun City, and several other areas.

After that, on January 26, 2023, the trial was expanded to 60 regions, including the districts of Serang, South Jakarta, East Jakarta, West Jakarta, North Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Bekasi Regency, and several other areas.

Four days later, on January 30, 2023, the Precise Subsidy trial was expanded to 49 regions, including the Tangerang Regency, Tangerang City, Bandung City, and Sleman Regency areas.

For people who will buy Biosolar, they must show the QR code in the MyPertamina application to the staff at the gas station. After that, the clerk will scan the QR code before the transaction.

Interestingly, this QR code cannot be accessed via gadgets so people must print the QR Code first. Then, for people who want to buy Biosolar, but don't have a QR Code, they can still buy Biosolar limited to 20 liters per day.