Elpiji's Conversion To The Electric Compor Did Not Solve The Energy Subsidy Problem

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JAKARTA - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said that the plan to transfer 3 kg LPG gas to an electric stove is considered unable to solve energy problems in Indonesia.

Head of the BRIN Center for Macroeconomic and Financial Research, Zamroni Salim, said the scheme was considered less effective and was unable to provide comprehensive solutions to the subject of the problem, namely related to the budget.

This includes problems with the allocation of energy subsidies. So far, many 3 kg LPG subsidized have been misused or mistargeted," he told VOI on Monday, September 19.

According to Zamroni, if the conversion is carried out massively, it is believed that it can save the subsidy budget of around Rp. 5.5 trillion, with a record number of recipients reaching more than 5 million people.

"But keep in mind that this allocation cannot last long, if PLN itself in the production process relies heavily on coal, which of course is not environmentally friendly because it does not include green energy," he said.

Zamroni added that the transfer of LPG gas to electricity can be more effective during the transition process to reach people who are truly poor through user-based instruments.

"So it's not based on products that are widely circulated in the community, which so far have been enjoyed by many capable people," he said.

For information, the use of electric stoves is included in the PLN strategic program that has been initiated from now on. The program is predicted to be able to overcome the problem of oversupply electricity and even reduce the burden of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) in terms of providing subsidized budgets.