Pertamina Gas Subholding Ready To Build 240 Thousand Household Gas Jars

Illustration - PT PGN Tbk's gas network or household gas network. ANTARA/HO-PT PGN Tbk

JAKARTA - Gas subholding PT Pertamina (Persero), PT PGN Tbk is ready to build a gas network (jargas) for 240 thousand household connections in the Greater Jakarta, Karawang, Cilegon and Cirebon areas.

Currently, PGN is actively holding hearings with several level II regional heads in the Greater Jakarta, Cilegon, Cirebon and Karawang areas.

PGN Sales and Operations Director Faris Aziz said specifically in the DKI Jakarta area, by 2022, PGN plans to build around 92 thousand household connections (SR) through an internal investment scheme.

In addition, PGN will also build 62 thousand SR through a cooperation scheme with partners, so that the total jargas built in DKI in 2022 will reach 154,000 SR.

"There are 30,491 SR existing customers in DKI Jakarta. The addition of the number of household jargas in DKI Jakarta is also being carried out more massively every year. In 2021 it will be added up to 100 percent and there will be plans to add a larger number in 2022," said Faris in his statement in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, March 17.

In the next five years, he continued, DKI Jakarta Province will become one of the areas that will be the main target for the development of household jargas.

PGN Infrastructure and Technology Director Achmad Muchtasyar said that in implementing the construction of household jargas in DKI Jakarta, PGN used three strategies.

The first is penetration, namely adding new customers around the existing infrastructure. Second, development by adding new customers through the addition of main pipelines from the existing infrastructure.

Meanwhile, thirdly, beyond the pipeline, namely adding new customers who are quite far from the existing infrastructure by using CNG/LNG.

"We need to synergize with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in order to accelerate the construction of this jargas. The synergy includes aligning the jargas program with the development of existing regional facilities and infrastructure, as well as outreach to the public regarding the use of natural gas as a fuel that is safer and environmentally friendly," added General Manager Sales Operation Region (SOR) 2 West Java Region of PGN Sonny Rahmawan Abdi. Until 2024, PGN will build gas infrastructure for four million SR. On a basis of one million SR per year, it will provide benefits for DKI Jakarta, including saving household energy expenditures of up to 20 percent, absorbing 12 thousand workers during projects and operations, optimizing PGN and PT Jakpro cooperation, as well as reducing pollution and supporting programs Jakarta Blue Sky.

With the target of building a gas line of one million SR per year, support from the local government is needed to accelerate the construction of a gas line in the region.

According to him, PGN expects local government support in the form of permits and ease of access in developing natural gas infrastructure, including in the context of socializing the use of natural gas to the public.

As part of Pertamina's Oil and Gas Holding, PGN is committed to providing the best contribution through natural gas services for the household sector in order to improve people's welfare and encourage national economic growth.