Pertamina Patra Niaga Supply Needs For Mining Fuel Contractor PT PPA

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga in collaboration with PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA) meets the needs of fuel oil (BBM) for all operational activities of the mining contractor.

"To realize the company's vision and mission with the tagline Safe and Strong Operational Performance, PPA will look for strategic partners who can support its operational activities," said PPA President Director Christianto Setyo in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, September 21.

The two companies signed the cooperation in the form of the Head of Agreement (HoA) on the sidelines of the 2022 Coaltrans Asia activity in Bali on Tuesday, September 20. The signing was carried out by Christianto Setyo together with the President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Alfian Nasution.

PPA considers Pertamina Patra Niaga as the right partner to meet fuel needs in all company operating areas. Through the Pertamina One Solution Program, the subholding Commercial & Trading of PT Pertamina (Persero) is also committed from an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) perspective which has become a global necessity, including the issue of carbon emissions in line with the ESG PPA strategy.

The fuel is a very important need in the company's operational activities as a mining contractor. Therefore, fuel supply guarantees are needed and PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is considered the right partner. Through the concept of a green fuel project, which in accordance with the PPA mission also contributes to the global movement in reducing emissions," said Alfian Nasution.

In addition, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is a subsidiary of PT Pertamina which is a state-owned company, so that it is in accordance with PPA's commitment to utilizing the Domestic Content Level (TKDN).

In this agreement, Pertamina Patra Niaga will provide biodiesel fuel to meet the needs of all company operations. Pertamina will also provide services for transporting fuel from fuel terminals or ships to PPA storage with a supply scheme for franco and VHS. Pertamina Patra Niaga will also provide ESG partnership services in the form of carbon trading. This agreement will take effect until December 2024.

Along with the growing coal industry, PPA has in recent years recorded performance growth, including an increase in the volume of opaque nisbah (overburden) which this year has reached 267 million BCM (Bank Basic Metre). Next year there will be an additional around 150 million tons so that it touches 417 million BCM.