Drivers in Bali are waiting in queues for hours after gas stations ran out of fuel

A fuel crisis is causing major disruptions on the Indonesian island of Bali, where drivers are waiting for hours to refuel, while numerous gas stations have closed after exhausting their supplies. The disruptions are particularly affecting Denpasar, Kuta, Badung and Jembrana, amid delays in the arrival of fuel tankers.

In some areas, the queues have stretched beyond gas station entrances and onto nearby roads. Drivers said they had visited several stations without finding available supplies. In Jembrana, 14 gas stations have been affected by the crisis.

At a station in Denpasar, customers were informed that Pertalite fuel had run out. One driver said his wife had been queuing since 4:30 a.m. and waited two and a half hours to refuel.

Bali authorities are working with suppliers and distributors to resume fuel deliveries. According to the head of the Manpower, Energy and Mineral Resources Agency, fuel flows were disrupted at the Pesanggaran depot and the Manggis Transit Terminal, but the situation is gradually improving.

The current crisis follows similar problems reported at the end of August, when queues formed in several regions of the island.