Pertamina to build 150 gas filling stations

State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to build 150 gas filling stations next year, with estimated investment of about Rp 1.6 trillion, Kontan reported on Thursday.

The paper quoted Commercial and Marketing Director of Pertamina, Hanung Budya as saying that construction will start early next year, in the hope that about 30 percent of the stations would be completed in April. The stations will all be located in Java.

Pertamina plans to develop a total of 750 gas filling stations over the next five years. (*)