Subsidised Fuel Consumption Soars for Pertalite and Diesel, Here's the Latest Data

The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has recorded that the distribution of subsidised diesel up to 30 June 2026 has reached 50.85% of this year’s total quota. The surge in consumption was observed after the price of non-subsidised diesel increased in June 2026. BPH Migas Head Wahyudi Anas detailed that the realisation of subsidised diesel distribution has touched 9.48 million kilolitres from the government-set total quota of 18.64 million kilolitres for 2026. “The distribution of diesel fuel has reached 9.48 million KL, or 50.85% of the government’s set quota of 18.64 million KL,” he stated during a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission XII in Jakarta, quoted on Friday (17/7/2026). In addition to diesel, consumption of the Special Assignment Fuel Type (JBKP) Pertalite as of 30 June 2026 also showed an increasing trend. Distribution of Pertalite was recorded at 13.96 million kilolitres, equivalent to 47.68% of the total state budget quota set at 29.27 million kilolitres. “Meanwhile, for JBKP Pertalite RON 90, the distribution realisation reached 13.96 million KL or 47.68% of the quota set in the state budget of 29.27 million KL,” he explained. The increase in consumption was triggered by price adjustments for other general fuel types, such as Pertamax and the Dex series. This condition is considered to have caused a greater burden on subsidised fuel distribution in recent times. “The current increase is in the diesel sector, following the price increase of general fuel types, both the Dex series and Pertamax and others. There has been a shift where people who previously used non-subsidised fuel are switching to subsidised fuel,” he continued. To anticipate the thinning quota, BPH Migas is currently strengthening supervisory cooperation with provincial governments through 25 cooperation agreements. The agency has also blocked hundreds of thousands of digital identities suspected of misuse to maintain stock sustainability until the end of the year. “We are also continuing to optimise so that the distribution of subsidised fuel is right on target, we have blocked almost 307,000 QR codes. And this is continuously moving and increasing because of QR codes produced illegally,” he concluded. In line with this, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga noted that the consumption portion of subsidised Pertalite now dominates up to 80% of total national gasoline consumption. The surge is suspected to be a result of migration from consumers who previously used non-subsidised fuel to subsidised Pertalite. Pertamina Patra Niaga’s Retail Marketing Director Eko Ricky Susanto explained that the shift in consumption to subsidised fuel has triggered a spike in demand for Pertalite in various regions and prompted the company to make adjustments to maintain stock availability at petrol stations. “In terms of composition, the change during the January-May period for JBKP Pertalite was around 75%, now it has shifted to 80%. So almost 5% of the gasoline composition has shifted to PSO fuel,” he stated during the hearing. Pertamina noted that public demand for the Pertamax series has decreased compared to the beginning of the year, proportional to the increase in Pertalite usage. “The impact is that currently, general fuel products, especially the Pertamax series, have experienced a decline of almost 18% compared to the previous period,” he said.