Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Pede Pipa Gas Cisem II Completed In 18 Months

Cisem II Gas Pipe (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Cirebon-Semarang (Cisem) transmission gas pipeline phase 2 of the Batang - Cirebon - Kandang Haur section has officially begun to be built.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Director of Infrastructure Planning and Development, Laode Sulaeman, said he was optimistic that this project would be completed in 18 months.

"We are optimistic (it will be completed in 18 months) because we have a strategy," said Laode in Energy CORner quoted Friday, October 4.

Laode explained that the strategy carried out to accelerate the construction of this gas pipeline is to involve 24 sub-teams that will work on the gas pipeline in parallel along 245 km.

"We are not working on the 245 km segment starting from here, we will continue, but we divide it into 4 main sections and involve 24 sub teams. So along 245 km there are 24 sub teams. The goal will be completed on time, so the work is parallel, that's the strategy," explained Laode.

He explained that the construction of the Cisem II Pipe is a strategic step for the government to connect the transmission pipeline transmission network from East Java to Sumatra, with the one already installed, namely the Gresik-Semarang (Gresem) network, connected to Cisem which is connected to the South Sumatra network to West Java (SSWJ), and in the future a Dumai - Sei Mangkei (Dusem) natural gas pipeline will also be built in Sumatra.

Laode further said that this gas pipeline will not only flow gas from Jambaran Tiung Biru (JTB) Field but also the Muria Working Area (WK), Pertamina EP WK, Cepu WK, Tuban WK, Kangean WK.

"Ketapang then Madura Offshore, Madura Strait, so there are actually many," he continued.

For information, in the phase II cysm gas pipeline project, the budget disbursed is IDR 2.7 trillion from the APBN which will be carried out for 18 months for three years. So that it is targeted for the completion of the first quarter of 2026.

The beneficiaries of the construction of the Cisem II project are Balongan Refinery, various industries in the West Java region, household Jargas, and additional needs from Pupuk Kujang. The existence of the Cisem Phase II project will complement Cisem Phase I with a length of 60 km which will be completed in 2023 and has been operating to supply natural gas needs in the Kendal Industrial Estate as of November 17, 2023, as well as the Batang Industrial Estate as of July 27, 2024.