JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) targets the distribution of 56,000 packages of conversion of fuel oil to gas fuel for fishermen and farmers in 2021. Director General of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Tutuka Ariadji said the conversion package consisted of 28,000 units for fishermen. and 28,000 units for farmers. "This activity is a program that is directly donated to the recipients. The implementation does not require any fees," said Tutuka in his statement in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Tuesday, June 22. 54 districts and cities. Meanwhile, the BBM to BBG conversion program for farmers is in 50 districts and cities. Since 2016, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has distributed 85,859 units of BBM to BBG conversion packages for fishermen. The BBM to BBG conversion program for farmers has reached 11,000 units starting in 2019. The government has assigned PT Pertamina (Persero) to carry out the distribution of the fuel conversion package. The state-owned company is targeting to complete the distribution of the fuel conversion package by the end of November 2021. a program that supports energy diversification. The choice of LPG as an alternative energy because it is well known in the community. In addition, the performance of the propulsion engine or water pump engine that uses LPG is relatively the same for low-power motors, and is environmentally friendly. The use of LPG as fuel can reduce operating costs between 30 percent and 50 percent compared to the use of fuel oil, thereby encouraging economic growth for fishermen. and farmers.
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