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Suprianto, a diesel truck driver from Pagar Marbau district, Deli Serdang regency, said he was forced to spend the night inside his truck at a fuel station on Jalan Galang in Lubuk Pakam while waiting for diesel supplies to arrive.
Motorists line up for refueling on June 10 at a gas station in Radio Dalam, South Jakarta. The government increased non-subsidized Pertamax fuel by 32 percent to Rp 16,250 per liter that day, due to a weakening rupiah against US dollar. (Antara/Luthfia Miranda Putri)
Fuel shortages have affected several areas across Sumatra over the past week, triggering long queues at gas stations, forcing some motorists to spend the night waiting for fuel supplies, and even contributing to a fatal incident.North Sumatra has been among the worst-affected areas. A number of fuel stations (SPBU) along the Medan–Aceh section of the Trans-Sumatra Highway, one of the province’s key transportation routes, have stopped selling both subsidized and non-subsidized fuel products after running out of stock.
