THE Important Role Of Natural Gas Infrastructure And PGN Strengthen National Energy Resilience

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JAKARTA - The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) said that PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) Tbk and natural gas infrastructure have an important role in energy security or national energy security in the midst of global dynamics affected by geopolitical turmoil.

Head of Oil and Gas Comercialization Division SKK Migas Rayendra Siddik said, SKK Migas highlighted that the development of the natural gas market is increasing to secure Indonesia from energy voltility, and can be balanced with efforts by SKK Migas together with K3S to maintain investment interest in the upstream oil and gas sector. So PGN support is needed to expand the market so that gas is absorbed more.

"After natural gas infrastructure is available, PGN can bring natural gas from East Java to West Java which really needs gas. PGN's role is also needed in accelerating the WNTS-Pemping infrared to bring gas from Natuna to the domestic market," he said in his statement, Sunday, May 26.

Similarly, Pertamina's Logistics & infrastructure Director Alfian Nasution hopes that PGN as Pertamina Gas Subholding can increase its contribution through the development of household jargas for LPG imports and cooperation with other subholdings for energy security.

The role of gas is also a challenge for Pertamina during the transition period as well as filling out Pertamina's low carbon strategy.

Meanwhile, several power plants in the Refinery or upstream are planned to use gas, so PGN has a major role in gas availability.

The fossil energy will peak in 2030, it is predicted that NRE, such as the solar wind of biofuel, will have 40-45% of the total energy needs. However, the need for gas continues to increase, so that it becomes a great potential for PGN in working on the energy transition," said Alfian.

Furthermore, the President Commissioner of PGN, Amien Sunaryadi, conveyed how to reduce LPG imports by adding natural gas use in the emergency, including households and industry.

"We hope for government support to build more jargas," he said.

Then, PGN President Director Arief Setiawan Handoko conveyed support from various parties to add meaningful input to PGN. Especially in anticipation of macro and global developments related to fossil energy, especially gas during the current acquisition period.

"For that, we are committed to connecting infrastructure. The eastern region has absolutely no pipeline, so there must be another model, namely Beyond pipeline. PGN will always carry out gas distribution and maintain reability," he said.

In addition, Arief said that PGN also sees that in the context of natural gas infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia, more Scheming logistics is needed.

Meanwhile, one of them is by shipping to be able to move to support a more sustainable energy transition, especially Indonesia's geographical condition as an archipelagic country.

According to Arief, opportunities for the use of natural gas during the transition period will be taken by integration of existing infrastructure to further develop.

"With integration, it will be able to meet demand-demand needs in new cities, industrial areas, transportation through CNG and sea transportation. In addition, pursuing agreation by meeting natural gas needs in the electricity supply sector, Pertamina's refinery, and other anchor buyers," he explained.

Meanwhile, Mangesh Patankar, Vice President of Gas and LNG Consulting Wood Macak revealed that every country has its own scheme to secure its energy.

Meanwhile, the aspect of the affordability of energy for a country plays an important and critical role, because this aspect also determines how each country moves towards the Net Zero Emission target.

"In the end, how energy mix can be balanced with the existing energy affordability," said Mangesh.