Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- The Indonesian government is planning to increase the quota for subsidized Pertalite (RON 90) fuel in response to rising demand, Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said.

"There will certainly be an increase in quota. We are still studying it," he told reporters at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Jakarta on Friday.

He explained that the proposed increase comes amid a growing shift among consumers from non-subsidized fuel products, such as Pertamax (RON 92), to Pertalite.

According to Bahlil, the trend is linked to higher fuel prices triggered by the conflict involving the United States and Iran, which has severely affected shipping traffic through the Strait of...