JAKARTA - Commission VII of the DPR RI agreed to adjust the Budget ceiling of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) as a result of the discussion of the DPR RI Budget Agency amounting to Rp5,527,868,429 in a Working Meeting at the DPR RI Building.
The amount of the budget was reduced by Rp195 billion from what was proposed by Commission VII of the DPR.
"The RKA K/L of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2023 is IDR 5,527.8 trillion. It is less than IDR 195 billion from what was proposed by the DPR RI based on a working meeting on September 8, 2022," explained Bambang in a working meeting of Commission VII DPR with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Thursday, September 22.
The Director General of Oil and Gas received the largest allocation at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, which amounted to Rp. 1,461,210,957,000.
Followed by the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal Rp. 678,241,626,000.
During the meeting, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif explained that the 2023 budget ceiling was allocated for non-infrastructure activities within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, including the Secretariat General Rp330.33 billion, Inspectorate General Rp68.5 billion, Directorate General of Oil and Gas Earth Rp1.46 trillion, Directorate General of Electricity Rp669.24 billion.
Meanwhile, the budget ceiling for infrastructure activities in the ESDM sector in 2023 is IDR 1.67 trillion, which is allocated, such as the conversion of 20,000 fishing kits worth IDR 208.2 billion, the conversion of 30,000 farmers' kits worth IDR 259.53 billion, electricity new installation assistance for 83,000 households worth IDR 201.65 billion, integrated PLTS in the 3T area as many as 12 units with a budget of IDR 94.44 billion.
"We express our gratitude for the willingness of members of the DPR RI who have been willing to carry out the final discussion of the adjustment of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Work Plan and Budget (RKA-K/L) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for Fiscal Year 2023 in accordance with the results of the discussion of the Budget Agency, which agreed on the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for Fiscal Year 2023 budget of IDR 5.53 trillion with an additional expenditure of IDR 404.4 billion which is fully used for infrastructure for the community," said Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif in a written statement, Friday, September 23.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is committed this year to immediately process the procurement of infrastructure so that infrastructure activities can immediately run starting in early 2023.
"We are committed to immediately implementing the infrastructure procurement process in 2022 through the pre-Anggaran Implementation List (DIPA) auction so that early 2023 it can run and people can immediately take advantage of it," said Arifin.
As for 2023, the budget for infrastructure activities is approved at Rp1.67 trillion and will be used for the distribution of kit converters for fishermen as many as 20,000 packages, kit converters for farmers as many as 30,000 packages, and Electricity New Installation Assistance (BPBL) for 83,000 poor households.
Then, the construction of 12 units of Integrated Solar Power Plants (PLTS) and 3 units of Hydro Hydro Power Plants (PLTMH).
In addition, the infrastructure budget is also used to finance the construction of 31,075 units of Solar Power Street Information (PJU-TS), 7,500 Electric Power Distribution Devices (PPE), and 680,000 Modern Clean Energy Cooking Services.
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