Commission VII DPR's Value Of PLN Is Not Maximum In Realizing The Transition Of Gas Stoves To Electricity

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI of the DPR RI, Deddy Yevri Hanteru Sitorus, assessed that the State Electricity Company (PLN) had not been optimal in the process of transitioning gas stoves to electric stoves. He observed that if the current oversupply of electricity was transferred to electric stoves, this should reduce domestic LPG imports.

"Why do we have to delay this transition for so long, when we actually have sufficient oversupply. I imagine that if people in Java cook using induction, we don't need to waste a lot of subsidies for melon gas, which is usually abundant in the field," he said. Deddy at the Commission VI DPR RI Hearing Meeting with the President Director of PT PLN which was broadcast on the Youtube channel Monday, March 28.

According to Deddy, PLN must immediately open a dialogue room with other government ministries regarding the policy of switching from gas stoves to electric stoves so that it can run faster.

"It must be integrated, for example, between PLN and Pertamina. Maybe we have to start a dialogue with the Ministry of SOEs, Pertamina, and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources," he explained.

In line with Deddy, Member of Commission VI DPR RI Andre Rosiade also supports that the transition from gas stoves to electric stoves be realized soon. According to him, if this is implemented immediately, there will be a budget efficiency of Rp. 60 trillion.

"I ask PLN to focus on how this electric stove is realized. Why was the electric stove realized? Because there is an efficiency of Rp. 60 trillion, we can save our foreign exchange reserves of Rp. 60 trillion. LPG is now scarce, the price is expensive, why is this not realized?" asked Andre.

He assessed that the transition from LPG to electricity could be one of the solutions to budget savings for Indonesia. He also asked PLN to immediately report to Commission VI DPR RI about PLN's developments and strategies to make this happen.

"From the data I read, for example 10 liters of water cooked with an induction cooker it costs only Rp. 1,200, but with a stove with LPG it is Rp. 6,000, the savings are extraordinary. Why is this not one of PLN's ways to solve problems oversupply, and this is a savings for our nation and country," said Andre.