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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia has confirmed that the government will maintain fuel import quotas for private gas station operators next year, provided they comply with existing regulations.“In 2026, the government will continue to grant import quotas to companies that follow the rules,” Bahlil said at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Friday, October 24, 2025, as quoted by Antara.“The government must not be unfair to the business sector, but businesses should not control the government either.”He emphasized that the government and businesses must work together to support the country’s welfare. “We need each other for the benefit of the people, the nation, and the state,” he added.Bahlil indicated that the additional import quota for private fuel stations will remain around 10 percent in 2026.“So far, my view remains the same. Unless there are slight changes, we will review them,” he said.He also noted that existing regulations allow both state-owned and private companies to import fuel. The technical arrangements for cooperation are carried out through business-to-business (B2B) agreements between Pertamina and private fuel retailers.According to Bahlil, even though some private operators have not yet fully absorbed their imported fuel allocations, Pertamina is unlikely to suffer losses since domestic fuel demand remains high.The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources previously reported that all private fuel station operators have agreed to negotiate fuel purchase terms with Pertamina.“All parties have now entered negotiations. Some had not done so before, but they have now,” said the Director General of Oil and Gas at the ministry, Laode Sulaeman, during the Mining and Energy Anniversary Ceremony at the National Monument (Monas), Jakarta, on Friday.Earlier reports stated that three companies have been in talks with Pertamina: PT Vivo Energy Indonesia (Vivo), PT Aneka Petroindo Raya (APR), and AKR Corporindo Tbk, the operator of BP fuel stations.Editor’s Choice: Indonesia and Turkiye Agree to Expand Civil Aviation CooperationClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
