Pertamina to develop Rp 2.5t infrastructure facilities

State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said it has been assigned by the government to develop oil fuel, LPG and natural gas infrastructure facilities with total investment of Rp 2.5 trillion to help ensure energy supply across the country.

Pertamina Vice President for Corporate Communications Wianda Pusponegoro said in a statement Monday that the projects will be funded via the state budget.

She explained that there will be 15 oil fuel terminals to be developed in eastern part of Indonesia with combined capacity of 72,000 kilo liters and estimated investment of Rp 212 billion; three LPG refill depots in East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua with combined capacity of 6,000 Mt and total investment of Rp 870 billion; and a fuel to gas conversion program for 5,000 fishermen with budget of Rp 71.25 billion.

Wianda said that Pertamina has also been assigned to build a Rp 42.8 billion mini LNG with engineering phase to enter this year; gas pipelines in Jakarta and Bekasi worth Rp 120 billion, household gas networks in Prabumulih, Cilegon, and Balikpapan worth Rp 605 billion; distribution converter kit for transportation sector worth Rp 31 billion; and gas refill stations in Bekasi and Prabumulih worth Rp 95 billion.

Pertamina through subsidiary PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) has operated city as network in a number of cities including Jambi, Sengkang, Prabumulih, Bekasi and Sidoarjo linking to a total number of household consumers of about 21,000.

Wianda said that as assigned by the government Pertamina this year will distribute gas to households in Sidoarjo (second phase), Organ Ilir, Subang, and Lhoseumawe.

Pertamina said once the city gas network has been fully operated, the company will manage gas network covering 102,000 households.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak