JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that he is still conducting a study of the plan to add tasks of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) to oversee the distribution and distribution of 3 kilograms of LPG (kg).
Bahlil said, actually LPG 3 kg as one of the commodities subsidized by the government requires special agencies or agencies as supervisors.
"We are excreting the rules. Indeed, ideally this LPG is also supervised by a sufficient agency or institution," Bahlil said as quoted on Friday, October 3.
He added that so far BPH Migas has supervised subsidized fuel such as Pertalite and diesel subsidies which have a compensation budget of IDR 140 trillion to IDR 160 trillion per year.
Meanwhile, so far, 3 kg subsidized LPG supervision which has a budget of IDR 80 trillion to IDR 87 trillion per year has been carried out by the Directorate General of Oil and Gas under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
For this reason, he continued, with responsibility for such a large subsidy, an independent body is required to supervise the distribution of 3 kg LPG so that it is right on target.
"Therefore, we are currently thinking about whether BPH Migas or he himself can make his ad hoc body. It is all still under discussion. And until now the study has not been completed," said Bahlil.
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Previously, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, revealed the government's plan to increase the task of BPH Migas to oversee the distribution of 3 kg LPG. Just so you know, previously BPH Migas only supervised subsidized fuel and natural gas.
"In the regulations, the assignment for supervision is only oil for BPH Migas. So yes, if it can be integrated, all supervision (3 kg LPG distribution) is carried out by BPH Migas," said Yuliot Tanjung, Friday, February 7.
Yuliot said that later the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources would change the regulation on the assignment of BPH Migas so that it could immediately start surveillance activities.
"In this case, we will change the regulations first, adding a workload for BPH Migas," said Yuliot.
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