Last week the President announced that fuel prices are to become the same across the entire archipelago. The President made the announcement while he was visiting Papua—due to weak infrastructure and poor distribution channels, prices of gasoline and diesel are about ten times as expensive in Papua compared to Java. In order to realize President Joko Widodo’s “One Fuel Price” policy, state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina will need to invest about Rp380 billion in additional infrastructure. To subscribe please click here