Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said the government has identified indications of subsidized fuel being diverted for industrial use.

"We have maintained from the outset that there are indications of some parties misusing subsidized fuel for industrial purposes," Lahadalia said at the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry in Jakarta on Friday.

Lahadalia, who also serves as ESDM minister, noted that the ministry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement acted on one case in Semarang, Central Java, in collaboration with the Indonesian Navy.

"That serves as one example we found at sea. However, similar practices are also evident on land, where many vehicles that are n...