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Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia affirmed that the government will not raise prices of subsidized fuel oil (BBM) and LPG amid the Middle East geopolitical crisis. The statement came after opening the XI Regional Conference of Golkar Party in North Sulawesi in Manado on April 11, 2026. National stocks of BBM and LPG are secure for days ahead.
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A Comissão de Regulação de Energia e Gás (Creg) abriu um ambiente regulatório experimental (sandbox) para testar mudanças no mercado de Gás Liquefeito de Petróleo (GLP) antes da adoção de normas definitivas. A agência convidou associações, empresas, o setor público e líderes regionais a enviarem comentários até o dia 17 de abril. O piloto visa analisar esquemas operacionais mais flexíveis com garantias de segurança e rastreabilidade.
Following earlier government assurances on LPG supplies amid West Asia conflict fears, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated steady availability during a Rajya Sabha discussion on supplementary grants. She detailed ramped-up domestic production and imports through the Strait of Hormuz, as opposition MPs raised shortage impacts on temples and livelihoods.
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On March 12, 2026, opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex against the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders. Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the PM is panicked over the Epstein files and Adani case. Protesters raised slogans and demonstrated with a mock brick stove.