Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Hands Over RUPTL Guarantees Gresik SEZ Electricity Reliability

Illustration of Electricity (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) supports the implementation of the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PT Berkah Kawasan Manyar Sejahtera (BKMS) to realize the supply of electricity with New Renewable Energy. This is done to support the acceleration of the growth of the manufacturing industry in the Special Economic Zone (KEK) Gresik.

"With reliable electricity supply, we hope that new investments in the industrial sector in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) will continue to grow," said Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Jisman P. Hutajulu, Monday 26 June.

Jisman said that electricity planning is an important process in the management and development of the electricity system. A balance between the needs and supply of electricity is needed to obtain a reliable, efficient, and sustainable electricity system.

"If the electricity supply is experiencing a shortage or deficit, it could potentially not be attractive to investors to invest in the industrial sector, especially in areas like JIIPE," said Jisman.

To ensure the reliability of electricity supply, in planning it is necessary to prepare sufficient margin reserves, both to maintain supply continuity when several generating units enter the maintenance period and to anticipate the dynamics of the need for electricity.

As is known, PT BKMS is a business entity holding a business area in JIIPE which is a Gresik SEZ as well as a National Strategic Project (PSN).

"The government is strongly committed to the development of PSN in order to encourage economic growth, such as through the manufacturing industry and downstream mineral refining. This commitment aims to ensure that PSN can provide long-term benefits for economic and social development as well as improve people's welfare," said Jisman.

Furthermore, Jisman also said that the government also supports the provision of electricity for downstream mineral refining to increase the added value and competitiveness of the country's mining industry, reduce dependence on exports of raw materials, create jobs, and encourage sustainable economic development.

"In this case, we encourage PT BKMS to provide reliable electricity to all tenants including PT Freeport Indonesia who have committed to refining minerals in the JIIPE area," said Jisman.