April 19, 2026 | 06:46 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, a subsidiary of state-owned gas and oil giant Pertamina, has raised the price of non-subsidized 12-kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Rp192,000 to Rp228,000 per cylinder, marking an 18.75 percent increase. This adjustment represents the first hike in LPG prices since 2023.
According to the company's official website, accessed in Jakarta on Sunday, the Rp228,000 price point for 12-kg cylinders applies to Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, and West Nusa Tenggara. Other provinces have also seen price adjustments, calibrated according to regional distribution costs.
Meanwhile, the price of non-subsidized 5.5-kg LPG rose by 18.89 percent, moving from Rp90,000 to Rp107,000 per cylinder across Jakarta, Banten, the Java provinces, Bali, and West Nusa Tenggara.
Similar to the 12-kg variant, the 5.5-kg LPG price was adjusted in other regions based on logistics. These changes took effect on April 18, 2026.
This shift marks the first price movement since November 2023, when Pertamina actually lowered the 12-kg LPG price to Rp192,000, a decrease of Rp12,000 per cylinder.
Irto Ginting, then-Corporate Secretary of Pertamina Patra Niaga, noted that previous adjustments were made after evaluating the Aramco Contract Price (CPA) trend for November 2023, during which the price per kilogram had dropped as the dollar weakened against the rupiah.
Previously, Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno stated that LPG prices were being driven by skyrocketing oil costs. The average Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) for March 2026 was recorded at US$102.26 per barrel, a surge of US$33.47 compared to February.
Laode Sulaeman, Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), remarked that the spike in the ICP is inextricably linked to the volatile global geopolitical dynamics witnessed throughout March 2026.
Furthermore, Laode explained that the surge in global crude oil prices was triggered by the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, which has directly impacted global energy supplies.
One of the primary drivers is the disruption of global energy distribution routes, including the suspension of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which currently facilitates approximately 20 percent of the world's oil supply.
Furthermore, various attacks on energy facilities across the Middle East have severely exacerbated supply conditions.
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