Reducing Import Rates to Support Energy Independence, Regent of Klungkung Bali Invites People to Use Induction Stoves

A cooking competition participant is talking to the jury in the cooking competition

BALI - Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta, invites the public to use induction or electric stoves to support the transition of imported energy to domestic to achieve national energy independence.

"The use of this induction cooker can reduce the use of imported LPG", said Regent Suwirta at the Balai Budaya, I Dewa Agung Istri Kanya, Klungkung, Antara, Sunday, September 11.

I Nyoman Suwirta conveyed this when opening a fish cooking competition with an induction cooker which was held in the framework of the 2022 National Customer Day with the theme "Through Fish Cooking Competition, We Increase Fish Love to Prevent Stunting"

He appreciated the steps taken by PT PLN (Persero) to introduce the effectiveness of the use of induction stoves and collaborated with the Family Welfare and Empowerment Mobilization Team (TP-PKK) to organize the cooking competition.

Meanwhile, PLN's Senior Manager of Commerce and Customer Service, Martinadar Jalu Respati, explained that an induction stove is a stove that can effectively cook without a flame.

Induction hobs are simpler in shape and practical in use, just by pressing a button and putting down the cooking utensil, you can start cooking.

Martinadar also stated that cooking using an induction stove would be more efficient because the heat was delivered more quickly and evenly and there was no need to bother disassembling the gas cylinder.

"The most interesting thing about induction stoves is that the heat temperature can be adjusted according to taste, unlike gas stoves where the temperature can only be estimated according to the size of the fire", he said.

In addition, several other advantages of using an induction stove or electric stove are that it is safer from the danger of exploding the stove, easy to clean without the need to disassemble the stove, and quickly conducts heat so that it speeds up cooking food.

Head of TP-PKK Klungkung, Ayu Suwirta, said the fish cooking competition was also a form of a campaign to prevent stunting in the area.

"There were 13 participants who took part in the competition from the Klungkung Regency PKK and women's organizations throughout the Klungkung Regency with three types of cuisine, namely for children, pregnant women, and fathers", she said.

Ayu explained that the fish cooking competition was judged by the jury drawn from Klungkung professional chefs, namely Ida Bagus Gde Desimarta as Chair of ICA Klungkung Regency, Ida Bagus Made Parwata as Advisor to ICA Bali, and Ni Wayan Dormayanti from Persagi Klungkung.