Government Target Add 5 Million Electric Compor Units Every Year, Starting In 2023

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JAKARTA - The Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics (ILMATE) of the Ministry of Industry, Taufiek Bawazier, targets an additional 5 million palm stoves or inductions every year starting in 2023.

Based on the plan he received from PLN and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, there will be replacement of gas stove units with induction stoves of 15.3 million units, namely 300 units in 2022, and 5 million units each in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

"In 2022, there have been trials in 3 locations, namely Solo, Denpasar and Sumatra. The national community can have 300,000 units this year," said Taufik in a written statement, Thursday, September 22.

He added, if later his party receives certainty regarding the specifications and types of induction stoves, several induction stove providers are willing to produce 5 million stove units and increase investment specifically for induction stoves.

"Technically, the industry is ready, it's just a matter of spec certainty and also a two-burner power side, whether it's 2 times 1,200 watts or 1000-1,200 watts," he added.

Taufiek said there were several companies that had expressed their readiness to produce induction stoves.

They are PT Rinnai Indonesia, PT Star Cosmos, PT Sanken Argadwija, PT Kencana Gemilang, PT Teka P&T International, and PT Win Appliance.

Previously, the government planned to distribute electric stove packages for households.

The discourse, which will be realized this year, is part of a stove conversion program that uses 3 kilograms of electricity LPG.

The electric stove package given by the government worth Rp. 1.8 million will be distributed to 300,000 people for free.

This is as stated by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana.

Rida said the electric stove package consisted of one cooking utensil, and one miniature circuit breaker (MCB).

The public's electricity capacity has also been increased in order to use the electric stove.