Estimates Number Of Homecomers Reaches 123 Million People, Pertamina Ensures Sufficient Energy Supply

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JAKARTA - The government estimates that the movement of people traveling back and forth will increase from 85 million in 2022 to 123 million people in 2023.

Based on this data, the President Director of Pertamina Patra Niaga, Subholding Commercial & Trading, Alfian Nasution said that currently various preparations have been mapped so that energy services and needs are met properly considering the potential for density in main homecoming routes is very likely to occur.

"Pertamina Patra Niaga has reactivated the 1444H Ramadan Task Force Team (RAFI) from April 1 to May 2, 2023," said Alfian in a statement to the media, Wednesday, April 5.

Alfian said this task force is not only internal to the Pertamina Group, but also cooperates with various main stakeholders, namely the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Transportation, BPH Migas, Police, TNI, Jasa Marga, and Telkom Indonesia so that the energy needs of fuel, LPG, Avtur are well met.

He detailed that various initial preparations had also been made, such as increasing stock resilience since D- 14 Eid Al-Fitr, alerting main facilities and facilities covering 114 Fuel Terminals, 23 LPG Terminals, more than 7,400 gas stations, 667 SPBE, 4,972 LPG Agents, and 68 DPPUs. Both stock and distribution in various facilities and facilities will be monitored at the Integrated Enterprise Data & Center Command Center (IEDCC) which is on standby for 24 hours, including CCTV connections to 617 gas stations on the main line.

In addition to main services, additional standby services and services were also prepared, including 1,505 gas stations Standby, 5,471 LPG Alert Agents, 43 Kiosk Pertamina Alert, 391 Motoris Pertamina Delivery Service (PDS), 201 Tank Standby Cars, additional tanks at gas stations, especially in small islands, and 13 Pertamina Siaga Houses.

We have prepared additional standby and service services for the main route, disaster-prone route or extreme weather, congestion-prone lanes, and tourist locations that we have mapped. This service is also not self-moving, we also coordinate closely with the Regional Government and the Navy for the operation of the KRI for cooperation during extreme weather, then for health services also cooperate with Indonesia Health Corporation (IHC), "added Alfian.

Tidak lupa, Pertamina Patra Niaga juga kembali menyediakan program loyalty bagi pengguna loyal Pertamax Series, Dex Series, Bright Gas, Fastron, dan Enduro, serta program berbagi dengan masyarakat seperti MyPertamina berbagi takjil dan Beduk Bright Gas, yakni berbuka dengan usaha kecil dan komunitas.

"So we urge the public not to worry. Pertamina Patra Niaga is here to bring the spirit of Full Energy Blessings, ensuring that the energy we distribute is ready to assist all worship activities during Ramadan and community homecoming trips from homecoming to backflow later," concluded Alfian.