BPH Migas to raise toll fee of South Sumatra gas pipeline

By Godang Sitompul

Downstream regulator BPH Migas is set to raise the toll fee of the gas pipeline in South Sumatra owned by Perusahaan Daerah Pertambangan Dan Energi (PDPDE), a company owned by the South Sumatra provincial administration.

The pipeline is used to deliver gas from Jambi Merang PSC operated by JOB Pertamina-Talisman to PLTMG Purwodadi gas engine power plant (8 MW) owned by state owned electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in Purwodadi Village, Tebing Tinggi District, Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency, Jambi Province.

During a recent public hearing, BPH MIgas proposed to raise the toll fee of the pipeline to 0.730 US cents per mscf, from 0.455 cents per mscf as stated in BPH Migas Chairman Circular No: 21/2015, BPH Migas? Gas Director Umi Asngadah said in a statement.

All parties participated in the public hearing including PLN and anti-monopoly watchdog KPPU accepted the proposal, according to the statement. BPH MIgas will thus hold a committee meeting to determine the new toll fee.

Editing by Johannes Simbolon