Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and\nEnergy Transition and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil\nLahadalia has highlighted widespread abuse of subsidised fuel, with\ncases found in the mining and plantation sectors, whose vehicles are\nstill queuing to obtain it.<\/p>\n
Bahlil said many heavy vehicles, including tronton trucks, which are\nnot entitled to use subsidised fuel, were nevertheless found queuing for\nit.<\/p>\n
\u201cOffshore, yes, but on land it happens too. There are many vehicles\nthat should not be taking subsidised fuel but are using it. Tronton\ntrucks are one example,\u201d Bahlil said at the Energy and Mineral Resources\nMinistry in Jakarta on Friday (23 October 2026).<\/p>\n
He described what he had seen during a visit to Kalimantan, where\nsome vehicles used in mining and plantations were still queuing to\nobtain subsidised fuel intended for eligible members of the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Kalimantan, I was there yesterday. Some vehicles used for mining,\nand some for plantations, are still queuing to get subsidised fuel,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
The discovery of this misconduct adds to enforcement action against\nthe misuse of subsidised fuel at sea, previously carried out by the\nMinistry of Energy and Mineral Resources\u2019 Directorate General of Law\nEnforcement in collaboration with the Indonesian Navy.<\/p>\n
The government said suspected misuse of subsidised fuel by industrial\nsectors remains a focus of enforcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the outset, we said there were indications that some parties\nwere misusing subsidised fuel for industrial purposes. The Law\nEnforcement Directorate made an arrest yesterday in cooperation with the\nNavy. That is one example of the evidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources\u2019 Directorate General of\nLaw Enforcement has taken over a case involving the alleged illegal\ntransport of 406,000 litres of B50 diesel from the Indonesian Navy. The\ncase follows the discovery of a fuel-distribution violation in the\nwaters off Tanjung Emas, Semarang.<\/p>\n
The ministry\u2019s Director General of Law Enforcement, Rilke Jeffri\nHuwae, said the suspected fuel-distribution irregularity was being\ntreated seriously to prevent disruption to public energy supplies.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitial findings indicate that the vessel was planned to carry up to\naround 1,100 kilolitres,\u201d Jeffri said in an official statement, cited on\nFriday (23 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Official purchase documents from Pertamina Patra Niaga Pengapon\nrecorded a volume of just 24 kilolitres. This is 382 kilolitres less\nthan the 406 kilolitres of B50 diesel found in the shipping evidence\naboard the vessel.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaboratory test results will be used to establish the quality and\nquantity of the evidence more precisely and support the further\ninvestigation,\u201d Jeffri said.<\/p>\n
The ministry is continuing its investigation by examining documents\nand witnesses and tracing the fuel supply chain. The enforcement action\nis intended to prevent potential shortages and economic harm to the\npublic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf fuel distribution is disrupted, the effects could spread, from\npotential supply shortages and queues at petrol stations to disruption\nof economic activity in Semarang and surrounding areas,\u201d Jeffri\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Separately, the commander of Indonesian Navy Base V Semarang, Marine\nColonel Sabprowanto, described the transfer of the case file and the\nmonitoring of the vessel carrying the diesel. The base said the vessel,\nwhich is being held as evidence, remains at the port under close\nsupervision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe case file for the vessel NURFAIZAH 03 was handed over today. The\nvessel remains at Tanjung Emas Port as evidence and will continue to be\nmonitored,\u201d Sabprowanto said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bahlil-says-many-mining-and-plantation-vehicles-queue-for-subsidised-fuel-1792756237", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }