Regrets That Gas Leaks At PLTP Happen Repeatedly, Commission VII: This Is Negligence, No Preventive Efforts

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JAKARTA - Commission VII DPR RI held a Hearing Meeting (RDP) by presenting the Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, President Director of PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero), and President Director of PT Sorik Marapi Geothermal (Persero) to discuss the leak. gas that occurs in geothermal power plants (PLTP).

In the RDP, Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI Bambang Haryadi regretted the absence of preventive efforts from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Geo Dipa so that gas leaks were repeated at PLTP, as recently happened in the Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo Regency, Central Java.

"What makes the director general sad about the results of the investigation into the gas leak at the Dieng PLTP is that an equipment malfunction has occurred. This is certainly an oversight," said Bambang.

Bambang is of the opinion that every month an audit or inspection of the various equipment should be carried out. So that if there is a malfunction of the equipment it can be prevented.

"For example, oh, this tool is no longer functioning properly, so it must be replaced or repaired immediately so that unwanted things don't happen. Because cars only have periodic inspections," said Bambang.

According to Bambang, the lack of preventive efforts from the Directorate General of EBTKE, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) can be seen from the absence of health facilities around the PLTP working area.

"At least it is at the puskesmas level. At least it can help in providing first aid, if there is a work accident for workers and for local residents. Because the PLTP area is a place that has quite a large risk," continued Bambang.

Bambang hopes that in the future there will be a certain formulation regarding what obligations the PLTP company must fulfill as a preventive effort so that the same incident does not happen again.

For your information, based on the explanation from the Director General of EBTKE, the ESDM ministry's investigation team concluded that the cause of the work accident that occurred at the Dieng PLTP was because the equipment did not work according to its specifications.

He also suspected that there was damage to the pressure relief valve (PRV) causing gas to escape from the pipe and causing 1 person to die and 6 others being treated at the Wonosobo Hospital. Until now, said Dadan, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is still conducting further investigations by involving experts.