JAKARTA -- Indonesia's move toward cleaner energy has hit another stumbling block, with the government backtracking on a plan to scrap regular and medium-grade gasoline products with high carbon emissions.
President Joko Widodo on Dec. 31 signed a regulation allowing state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina to continue selling low-octane regular and medium-grade gasoline products called Premium and Pertalite, following a public outcry in recent weeks over rising prices for everything from chili peppers and eggs, to cooking oil and cooking gas.
