Voiced Emak-emak'sare, Mulan Jameela Asks For A Conversion Of Gas Compor To Induction Compor Review

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission VII DPR RI Mulan Jameela asked the government to review the gas stove conversion program to an electric stove that must be reviewed. This program is considered not to solve the problem, instead it moves the problem.

According to him, when it comes to stoves, she is also a woman who understands very well the needs of stoves for households. According to him, the conversion of gas stoves with induction stoves is still not appropriate to be applied in Indonesia because the price of induction stoves per unit reaches Rp. 1.5 million and special cooking utensils for induction stoves which seem to be still not affordable for the middle to lower classes.

"Continuing me, women who take care of the stove in the kitchen, so they understand very well what stove is needed. Does the price of IDR 1.5 million include cooking utensils?" Mulan said at a meeting of Commission VII with the Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment, and Electronics (ILMATE), Ministry of Industry quoted Thursday, September 22.

For this reason, he asked the Ministry of Industry to review the policy of converting gas stoves to induction stoves. Because according to him, there are still some considerations such as the large use of power and the unstableness of electrical voltage in several areas.

"We know that the Ministry of Industry only carries out its mandate and wants to reduce the import rate of LPG gas and solve the problem of oversupply electricity. But think about it, this creates another problem unless, for example, an induction stove for the community is able, maybe it can," continued Mulan.

He also regretted the government's policy which would later pull the gas stove when people started using the induction stove. Even Mulan admitted that she had used an electric stove at home but still cooked using a gas stove. Because according to him, there are several types of Indonesian cuisine that are more suitable for cooking with gas stoves.

"We just have an electric stove at home, but we can't escape the gas, because Indonesian cuisine is different, not Caucasian food, the pan is just like that," concluded Mulan.

Previously, the government planned to distribute electric stove packages for households. The discourse to be realized this year is part of the electricity stove conversion program from a 3-kilogram LPG gas stove.

The package is planned to be distributed to 300,000 people for free. The electric stove package provided by the government is worth Rp. 1.8 million. This was as stated by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana.