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        "msgid": "energy-expert-suggests-limiting-subsidised-fuel-to-address-energy-crisis-1774929139",
        "date": "2026-03-31 09:56:46",
        "title": "Energy Expert Suggests Limiting Subsidised Fuel to Address Energy Crisis",
        "author": "Friska Yolandha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Energy economist Fahmy Radhi from Universitas Gadjah Mada has proposed restricting subsidised fuel oil (BBM) to targeted users as an immediate measure to mitigate Indonesia's vulnerability to a global energy emergency triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US-Israel tensions, which has driven oil prices to $110 per barrel. He criticises the government's current proposals like work-from-home, electric vehicle conversions, and energy transitions as long-term solutions unsuitable for the short-term crisis, noting that previous attempts to implement restrictions, such as through MyPertamina and barcodes, have failed due to easy access by private vehicles. Successful implementation could save approximately Rp120 trillion annually from the state budget, averting the need for imminent fuel price hikes.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) energy\neconomist Fahmy Radhi stated that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz\ndue to the Iran vs US-Israel conflict has led to supply shortages and\noil price surges reaching $110 per barrel, pointing towards a global\nenergy emergency. Almost all countries, including Indonesia, are\npotentially affected by this global energy emergency. \u201cMany countries\nhave already established policies to minimise the impact of this global\nenergy emergency. Although other countries have set policies to address\nthe energy emergency, Indonesia remains nonchalant, yet to establish\nreal policies and efforts,\u201d Fahmy said when contacted by Republika in\nJakarta on Tuesday (31\/3\/2026). Fahmy noted that the government has\nindeed floated energy-saving policies to tackle the energy emergency\u2019s\nimpact, including work from home (WFH), conversion of oil-fuelled\nvehicles to electric, and energy transition. He assessed that these\nthree policies are ineffective in addressing the energy emergency, which\nis a short-term issue. \u201cMeanwhile, the proposed policies are solutions\nto long-term problems,\u201d Fahmy said. Fahmy mentioned one policy option to\naddress this short-term issue, namely restricting subsidised BBM to\nensure it reaches the right targets, with the amount estimated at Rp120\ntrillion per year. \u201cDuring the Joko Widodo administration, this policy\nwas only discussed but never implemented until now,\u201d Fahmy added. He\nexplained that one difficulty in implementing this policy is the\nmechanism for restricting subsidised BBM. Fahmy conveyed that Pertamina\nonce trialled the use of MyPertamina but it failed. \u201cCurrently, barcodes\nare used to limit subsidised BBM purchases, but many private vehicles\neasily obtain barcodes,\u201d Fahmy said. To enable the implementation of\nsubsidised BBM restrictions, Fahmy suggested using a simple mechanism by\ndetermining the vehicles permitted to use subsidised BBM. He stated that\nthese vehicles include motorcycles, passenger transport vehicles, and\ngoods transport vehicles for essential needs. \u201cMeanwhile, private cars\nmust switch from subsidised BBM to non-subsidised BBM. If the subsidised\nBBM restriction succeeds, around Rp120 trillion in state budget funds\ncan be saved, so the government does not need to raise subsidised BBM\nprices in the near future,\u201d Fahmy said.<\/p>",
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