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        "msgid": "bahlils-remarks-on-saving-gas-while-cooking-on-the-stove-1774662673",
        "date": "2026-03-28 07:31:21",
        "title": "Bahlil's Remarks on Saving Gas While Cooking on the Stove",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, has urged the public to conserve energy, particularly by using gas efficiently while cooking, amid the ongoing Middle East conflict and its potential impact on global supplies. Speaking in Central Java, he emphasised wise energy use to ensure domestic stability, while revealing President Prabowo Subianto's directive to seek alternative oil sources and optimise local resources. The Golkar Party clarified that such calls for conservation are standard, even in normal times, and extend beyond cooking to all energy consumption to mitigate subsidy burdens.",
        "content": "<p>The statement from Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil\nLahadalia has drawn attention as he called on the public to save gas\namid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Bahlil urged all Indonesian\ncitizens to take steps for energy efficiency, one example being\nconserving gas while cooking.<\/p>\n<p>This was conveyed by Bahlil in Colomadu, Karanganyar, Central Java,\nas broadcast on the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources\u2019 YouTube\nchannel, quoted on Friday (27\/3\/2026). Bahlil asked the public to start\npractising savings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal, I suggest that come on, we must use energy wisely. What is\nnot necessary, I suggest not to. For example, say, if cooking with LPG,\nonce the food is cooked, don\u2019t waste the stove,\u201d said Bahlil on that\noccasion.<\/p>\n<p>This Golkar Party Chairman asked the public to be truly wise in using\nenergy commodities. That way, he added, Indonesia\u2019s energy supply will\nbe better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we really need the public\u2019s help for us to together use\nenergy prudently. If we can do this together, insyaallah our energy in\nthe future will be even better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the same occasion, Bahlil admitted he was instructed by President\nPrabowo Subianto to seek oil supply sources after being affected by the\ncrisis due to the Iran-US-Israel war. He emphasised that the government\nwill optimise domestic supplies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President last night instructed me and the team to immediately\nseek our oil supplies from almost all countries. Then optimise all the\nenergy we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Golkar also provided an explanation regarding Bahlil\u2019s statement.\nHere is the compilation from detikcom.<\/p>\n<p>Golkar Party Secretary-General M Sarmuji initially stated that\nBahlil\u2019s remarks were generally just a reinforcement regarding the\ncurrent situation. According to him, energy conservation is always\nadvocated even in normal situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, this is an appeal that is just a reinforcement. Even in\nnormal situations, we must save energy,\u201d said Sarmuji when contacted on\nFriday (27\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>This Golkar Party Faction Chairman said that energy-saving appeals\nhave also been made regarding electricity savings. Therefore, he said,\namid the current energy crisis, the appeal is being voiced again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe often get similar appeals like \u2018turn off the lights if not\nneeded\u2019. Especially now when the potential energy subsidy burden is even\ngreater,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Sarmuji specifically explained Bahlil\u2019s statement \u2018don\u2019t waste\nthe stove\u2019. He said that those usually in the kitchen understand better\nhow to save on gas stoves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just an example. Technically, kitchen practitioners\nunderstand better how to do it. And not specifically about cooking. But\nalso about electricity and other energy uses,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bahlils-remarks-on-saving-gas-while-cooking-on-the-stove-1774662673",
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