Pertamina Ensures Energy Supply In Areas Affected By West Sumatra Flash Floods Is Safe

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PT Pertamina (Persero) ensures that the availability of energy supplies can be met, as a result of the flash flood disaster in the West Sumatra region that occurred on Saturday, May 11.

"Pertamina through the Sumbagut Region ensures that the availability of energy in areas affected by the disaster meets the needs of local communities in West Sumatra," said Vice President of Corporate Communication of PT Pertamina (Persero) Fadjar Djoko Santoso, Monday, May 13.

Meanwhile, Area Manager Comm, Rel, & CSR of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Regional Sumbagut, Susanto August Satria detailed efforts to provide energy supplies for disaster-affected areas in West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Pertamina activated an alternative scheme for tank car routes to anticipate the impact of natural disasters that cut road access to a number of districts and cities in West Sumatra.

According to him, natural disasters of flash floods and cold lava floods have an impact on energy distribution routes to gas stations, especially in Tanah Datar Regency, Bukittinggi City, Agam Regency, Payakumbuh City, and Limapuluh Kota Regency.

"Pertamina Patra Niaga Regional Sumbagut has activated an alternative scheme for the tank car route to supply energy (BBM) to affected gas stations," said Satria.

The mechanism for the alternative route scheme, continued Satria, is that the supply of fuel to Agam Regency, Tanah Datar Regency and Bukittinggi City is diverted through the Sei Siak Fuel Terminal (FT), Riau. Previously, gas stations in several affected areas were supplied through the Integrated Terminal (IT) of Kabung Bay, West Sumatra.

"On Sunday, May 12, through a supply transfer scheme and alternatives carried out by FT Sei Siak in Riau Province, 80 KL Pertalite fuel and 80 KL Biosolar to 12 gas stations located in Limapuluh Kota Regency (four gas stations), Payakumbuh City (six gas stations), Bukittinggi City (one gas station), and Agam Regency (one gas station)," he said.

Satria added that the supply of SPBE in the city will be supplied by Dumai's Integrated Terminal (IT).

"In the midst of heavy road infrastructure damage, we are currently continuing to coordinate both internally and externally to ensure that the energy supply of either fuel or LPG is still distributed to meet the community's needs for energy, every day we will evaluate this alternative route while seeing temporary improvements to road infrastructure," concluded Satria.