PLN calls for immediate delivery of gas from Bunyu field

By Godang Sitompul

State electricity PT PLN calls on PT Pertamina EP and upstream authority BPMIGAS to immediately realize the delivery of gas from Bunyu field in East Kalimantan, which is being developed by Pertamina EP (PEP), to PLN's gas power plant (PLTG) Tarakan.

Head Division for Fuel and Gas of PLN M. Suryadi Mardjoeki told Petromindo.com that PLN and Pertamina EP had signed the gas sales and purchase agreement a year ago, however, the gas delivery had not been realized.

?For the Tarakan power plant, we have requested BPMIGAS to have PEP delivers gas from Bunyu field,? Mardjoeki said, adding that PLN however is still to receive confirmation about the delivery schedule from PEP.

Editing by Roffie Kurniawan