BPH Migas records 15.10 percent rise in subsidised diesel consumption

The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has recorded that subsidised diesel consumption rose by up to 15.10 percent in August 2026, driven by the increase in non-subsidised diesel prices and a rise in logistics activity.

“From the monitoring side of fuel distribution for diesel, the increase is also quite significant,” said Head of BPH Migas Wahyudi Anas during a hearing with Commission XII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, monitored from Badung, Bali, on Wednesday.

Wahyudi said the average distribution of subsidised diesel, or biodiesel, before the increase in non-subsidised diesel prices such as the Dex series was 50,624 kilolitres (KL) per day. However, after non-subsidised diesel prices rose on 18 April 2026, there was a jump in the average distribution of biodiesel.

From 18 April to 4 May 2026, biodiesel consumption was recorded at 50,745 KL per day, up 0.24 percent, a difference of 121 KL per day compared with the average biodiesel distribution before the non-subsidised diesel price increase.

Then, in May 2026, the increase in biodiesel consumption occurred again, reaching 52,685 KL per day, up 4.07 percent, a difference of 2,061 KL per day compared with the average biodiesel distribution before the non-subsidised diesel price increase.

The upward trend also continued from 1–10 June at 56,521 KL, up 11.65 percent compared with the period before the non-subsidised diesel price increase. It then reached 56,827 KL from 10 June to 1 July, up 12.25 percent; 57,963 KL from 1 July to 1 August, up 14.50 percent; and an August average of 58,271 KL, up 15.10 percent.

“The highest increase was in August at 15.10 percent. This is specifically for diesel and we continue to carry out the process of meeting the community’s needs properly, because economic factors also indicate an increase,” said Wahyudi.

Wahyudi said there has been an increase in logistics activity, both exports and imports, for distribution to the public.

In addition, he continued, the increase in diesel use is also caused by the needs of productive sectors.

“The trade sector grew 6.39 percent year to date, accommodation and food and beverage grew 10.6 percent year to date, and agriculture also experienced growth of 3.8 percent year to date,” said Wahyudi.

It is the growth of these productive sectors that has driven the increase in subsidised diesel consumption, in addition to the price disparity with non-subsidised diesel.