BPH Migas records Pertalite consumption up 12.92 percent in July

The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) recorded that Pertalite consumption rose by up to 12.92 percent in July 2026, exactly one month after the price increase of the non-subsidised fuel Pertamax.

“Over time, because there was an increase, an adjustment to the non-subsidised fuel price on 10 June 2026, the movement has experienced an increase in Pertalite consumption,” said BPH Migas Head 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 Pertalite before the Pertamax price increase was 75,795 kilolitres (KL) per day. However, after the Pertamax price rose from Rp12,300 per litre to Rp16,250 per litre on 10 June 2026, there was a surge in the average distribution of Pertalite.

On 10 June 2026, Pertalite consumption was recorded at 82,760 KL per day, up 9.19 percent, a difference of 6,965 KL per day compared with the average Pertalite distribution before the Pertamax price increase.

Then, in July 2026, the increase in Pertalite consumption occurred again, reaching 85,589 KL per day, up 12.92 percent, a difference of 9,794 KL per day compared with the average Pertalite distribution before the Pertamax price increase.

In the August period, Wahyudi said, Pertalite consumption declined compared with July. The average Pertalite distribution in August was around 84,368 KL per day, lower than in July.

“This decreased slightly because the Pertamax price was also corrected, from Rp16,250 per litre to Rp15,950 per litre. As a result, Pertalite consumption also fell,” Wahyudi said.

Nevertheless, the average Pertalite consumption in August was still higher than in the period before Pertamax experienced a price increase.

“This means that the increase in Pertalite consumption, which currently averages 84,368 KL, is indeed a shift from the original consumption of Pertamax to Pertalite,” Wahyudi said.