Compared To The Price Of Induction And Elpiji Compor, President Director Of PLN: More Save Up To 15 Percent

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JAKARTA - President Director of the State Electricity Company (PLN) Darmawan Prasodjo compared it when cooking using LPG gas and induction stoves.

He said cooking with an induction stove was 10 to 15 percent more efficient than LPG.

"Using the induction stove, the cooking cost can be more efficient at 10-15 percent," said Darmawan in a written statement, Thursday, September 15.

He detailed that the price of LPG in accordance with the subsidy tour, per kilogram is currently IDR 4,250 and when distributed to the public it reaches IDR 5,250 per kg.

"If according to the Ministry of Representatives the price is released at IDR 4,250. Of course there is a supply chain with an average of IDR 5250 per kg," he added.

Based on the economic price, the price of 3 kg LPG gas is IDR 19,698 per kg. Meanwhile, the subsidy price from the government is IDR 4,250 per kg.

With the supply chain up to the community, the price of 3 kg LPG reaches IDR 5,250 per kg, so the government provides subsidies worth IDR 15,448 per kg.

Meanwhile, the price of the electric economy for the induction stove is IDR 11,792 per kg of evavalent electricity with around 7.18 Kwh.

PLN melepas biaya listrik untuk memperkapi eksivalen Rp 4,550 yang dibayar masyarakat. Artinya per kaliberasi mem cooking dibandingkan dengan LPG akan lebih murah Rp 720.

In addition to being more efficient, cooking with an induction stove is also much faster.

From the results of the PLN and Balitbang Research Center test at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, to heat 2.5 liters of water from 20 degrees Celsius to 90 degrees Celsius, the induction stove can do it faster, which is 8 minutes 47 seconds. While the LPG stove takes 10 minutes 29 seconds.

"The direction of ESDM, from the Directorate General of Electricity, the induction stove must cook faster than the LPG stove. We have changed the specifications as a result, the induction cooker of 1800 watts can be faster, LPG 10 minutes, induction is only 8 minutes," he said.

Darmawan said, in the LPG conversion program to the PLN induction stove, it ensures that it will not increase the cost burden for the community.

The reason is, so far the issues circulating in the community, namely using an induction stove, electricity will be increased and increase the burden of electricity payments.

For your information, the use of electric stoves is included in the main program of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN.

The program is predicted to be able to overcome the problem of oversupply or excess supply, even reducing the burden of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) due to imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).