Pertamina Gas Subholding Holds City Gas Tour In Six Cities

The release of the City Gas Tour activities in six cities in Java, PT PGN Tbk, in commemoration of the 57th PGN Anniversary in Jakarta, Friday (13/5/2022). ANTARA/HO-PT PGN Tbk

JAKARTA - Subholding Gas PT Pertamina (Persero) PT PGN Tbk held City Gas Tours in six cities in Java in commemoration of PGN's 57th Anniversary (HUT) and to support the national strategic program, namely the achievement of the target of one million gas network connections (jargas). ) households in Indonesia.

In a PGN release in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Friday, May 13, it is stated that taking the momentum of this anniversary, PGN as Pertamina Gas Subholding seeks to increase public awareness through City Gas Tour activities related to clean energy alternatives that are safe and have many functions, namely gas. earth.

The activity was released by PGN's Director of Finance and Risk Management, Fadjar Harianto Widodo, and PGN's Director of Human Resources and Business Support, Beni Syarif Hidayat.

"In line with the acceleration of the jargas program and taking advantage of the momentum of PGN's 57th Anniversary, which coincides on this (Friday) day, PGN launched the City Gas Tour program which will visit the cities of Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Magelang, Semarang, Karawang, and Bekasi within a 13-year period. May 17, 2022," said Fadjar.

Several points will be visited by City Gas Tour through the southern part of Java which has not been passed by the natural gas distribution pipeline. However, by utilizing the optimal potential of gas sources, of course, it can increase economic growth and have a chain impact on the region.

"Therefore, by combining the pipeline and beyond the pipeline using liquified natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), PGN can bring gas sources from anywhere that can be utilized for the local community," he added.

In these six cities, a series of brand activation activities will be carried out using food trucks fueled by dual fuel, namely oil (BBM) and gas (BBG), as well as socializing the use of natural gas in daily life and its various benefits.

Outreach covered products, gas safety, gas subscription registration, cooking demonstrations, offline and online quizzes, as well as sales of food, beverages, and PGN merchandise.

"With the target of installing one million gas cylinders in 2022, this number is a very challenging number and requires various strategies," said Fadjar. can support the jargas target.

The first route of the City Gas Tour on May 14, 2022 is at Teras Malioboro, Yogyakarta, and continues to the Balkonjazz music concert in Balkondes Village Karangrejo, Magelang.

On 15-16 May 2022, the next route will be to the target locations of PGN's gas customers, namely Tlogosari, Semarang, and Teluk Jambe, Karawang.

Finally, on May 17, 2022, the tour will go to Bekasi and then return to PGN Head Office, Jakarta.

To date, PGN has operated in 17 provinces with 67 regencies/cities and will continue to expand to other areas.

"This tour is also in line with PGN's commitment to implementing ESG, namely by continuing to reduce carbon emissions and also increasing the use of natural gas as a clean energy source," said PGN Director of Human Resources and Business Support Beni Syarif Hidayat.