"Dream - Starting January 1, 2024, the purchase of subsidized 3 kg LPG must use an ID card for registered consumers. PT Pertamina (Persero) is committed to adhering to the regulations. The Director of Logistics & Infrastructure of PT Pertamina (Persero) stated that Pertamina will impose strict sanctions, including the closure of businesses, for distributors selling 3 kg LPG not in accordance with the regulations or without an ID card."

The President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan added that the base is also required to collect data on consumers who purchase 3 kg LPG gas, in order to avoid any mixing. "So that when there is a purchase made by parties who will later sell it again, we can actually record it," said Riva.

"Meanwhile, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga admitted that it still needs up to a maximum of 1 year to verify the total consumers who are truly entitled to purchase 3 kg LPG. According to data from the Acceleration of Extreme Poverty Elimination (P3KE), there are approximately 189 million population identification numbers (NIK) or ID cards from the household segment that are entitled to purchase 3 kg LPG."

The Director of Downstream Oil and Gas Business Development at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mustika Pertiwi, added that the government, together with PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, is currently still verifying the data of 7.1 million NIK to see if they are indeed eligible consumers or not. "The fact is, as of today, there are around 31.5 million NIK that have just registered. Meanwhile, out of the 31.5 million NIK, only 24.4 million NIK are included in the 189 million NIK. The 7.1 million NIK are those outside of the 189 million NIK," she revealed.