18 Bali stories for property investors this week, covering infrastructure 5, money & tax 4, rules & land 3, market & tourism 3, indonesia & asia 3. Each with the takeaway for a villa owner.
Indonesia is preparing a rule that would raise the salary cap for subsidised home loans (KPR) to Rp 17 million a month at a 6% interest rate. Housing Minister Maruarar Sirait said so on October 16, 2026, and no launch date has been set.
Pertamina said on October 17, 2026 that queues at Bali fuel stations are gradually easing after an odd-even licence plate rule for pertalite sales was introduced. The same day, Governor Wayan Koster asked regents and mayors to set up task forces that monitor subsidised fuel sales.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster on October 16, 2026 urged online booking platforms to stop listing villas and guesthouses that lack a business permit. He spoke in Jimbaran to hundreds of tourism players. This is an appeal, not a new regulation.
Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said in Denpasar on October 15, 2026, that he hopes Bali's waste-to-power plant will start up in 2027. The project is designed for 1,500 tons of waste a day, but the start date is still only a ministerial hope.
The ASITA Bali travel agents' association said on October 16, 2026 that it has recorded no trip cancellations caused by traffic around petrol stations. Tours are being re-routed, though. Some trips move away from the crowded south of the island to quieter places.
On October 15, 2026, Pertamina Patra Niaga sent four tanker trucks from Banyuwangi to Bali and announced deliveries of 44.9 million liters of Pertalite and 13 million liters of Pertamax between October 14 and 17. Queues at the island's fuel stations continued, including near Ngurah Rai airport.
Fifty kiosks and one toilet block stand on Pandawa Beach in South Kuta, Badung, and NusaBali has asked whether they are lawfully placed. Badung officials say they are looking for a solution, and checks of the coastal setback line and documents are not yet complete.
Bali's trade office (Disperindag) said on October 15, 2026, that the fuel shortage has produced the first signs of rising food prices. Seven of 20 tracked items got pricier, and stocks of chili and garlic amount to only a few tons.
The housing savings agency BP Tapera says 181,307 homes have been financed under the subsidised mortgage programme in 2026, against an annual quota of 350,000. Since the start of 2025 the total has reached 459,468 units as of 14 October 2026.
Gianyar regency, home to Ubud, plans to spend Rp 155.4 billion on road building and repair in its 2027 budget. Deputy Regent Anak Agung Gde Mayun said so on 14 October at a plenary session of the local legislature.
Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport handled 6.6 million passengers from July to September 2026, general manager Nugroho Jati said. The airport links the rise to tourists' growing interest in the island ahead of year end.
Housing and Settlement Areas Minister Maruarar Sirait on 13 October asked the head of the agrarian reform agency BRAN for clear zoning on land for subsidised housing. By his account the budget is ready, but it is unclear which plots may be built on.
Bank Indonesia's Bali office estimates that seven days of fuel disruption would trim the island's economic growth by about 0.019% and add about 0.018% to inflation. Queues at stations keep growing, from about an hour early this week to reports of two hours or more on 13 October.
The Badung regency government in Bali announced on 13 October that it will fully integrate its permit system into the Mal Pelayanan Publik (MPP, public service mall). The aim is that applicants no longer visit several agencies for one permit.
Housing developers' association Himperra has proposed expanding the price cap on subsidised homes to Rp 500 million. It also asks for housing permits under one ministry and Rp 20 million of aid per home, because subsidised home sales have fallen sharply this year.
Gianyar's regional parliament, which covers Ubud, took up a draft 2027 budget with Rp 3.75 trillion in revenue on 12 October. Lawmakers want roads, irrigation and school repairs, and they want more of the money to come from tourism, levies and regency assets.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster said on 11 October that he will step up a campaign for electric transport this year. He says he can accept lower vehicle tax income, because vehicles and power plants cause about 90% of the island's air pollution.
Petrol stations across Bali ran dry again on 12 October, with queues in Badung lasting into the night and 14 stations in Jembrana left without fuel. Pertamina says three tanker arrivals by 16 October will restore supply, but the disruption has now run for days.
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