ESDM Prepares Gas Power Plant Near Gas Well

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will make policies on the construction of plants close to fuel sources. Such as Gas Power Plant (PLTG) must be built in at the mouth of gas well. Meanwhile, the development policy of Steam Power Plant (PLTU) close to the mouth of the mine has been published.

Yes, special mine mouth power plant government has issued issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No 19/2017 on Coal Utilization for Power Plant and Purchase of Excess Power. Ignasius Jonan, Minister of ESDM hopes that the policy will reduce the cost of electric power transportation, so it is expected that the price of electricity will be more efficient.

"In the future there is no power plant in Sumatra that is not built at the mouth of the mine," he said.

Jonan

Understandably, if build a power plant outside the mouth of the mine, the cost of Iistrik will be higher, because there are transportation costs. In addition the government wants to isolate the pollution so as not to spread. Especially if the coal is only about 3,000 calories, the alternative is just build a power plant at the mouth of the mine

According to Jonan, the core of electricity is increasing capacity and making the price more affordable.

 "So, the government commitment until December 2017, except that the subsidy is revoked, the electricity tariff does not go up, in fact some of the electricity tariff falls.

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ESDM Menyiapkan Aturan PLTG Dekat Sumur Gas

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral akan membuat kebijakan tentang pembangunan pembangkit dekat dengan sumber bahan bakar. Seperti Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Gas (PLTG) harus dibangun di di mulut sumur gas. Sementara kebijakan pembangunan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Uap (PLTU) dekat dengan mulut tambang sudah terbit.

Ya, khusus PLTU mulut tambang pemerintah telah mengeluarkan mengeluarkan Peraturan Menteri ESDM No 19/2017 tentang Pemanfaatan Batubara untuk Pembangkit Listrik dan Pembelian Kelebihan Tenaga Listrik (excess power). Ignasius Jonan, Menteri ESDM berharap kebijakan itu akan mengurangi biaya transportasi tenaga listrik, sehingga diharapkan harga Iistrik lebih efisien. 

"Ke depan tidak ada PLTU di Sumatra yang tidak dibangun di mulut tambang. Tidak boleh kalau tidak di mulut tambang," tegas

Jonan 

Maklum, jika membangun pembangkit di luar mulut tambang, biaya Iistrik akan semakin tinggi, karena ada biaya transportasi. Selain itu pemerintah ingin mengisolasi polusi agar tidak tersebar. Apalagi jika batubara hanya sekitar 3.000 kalori, alternatifnya hanya membangun pembangkit di mulut tambang

Menurut Jonan, inti kelistrikan adalah peningkatan kapasitas dan membuat harga lebih terjangkau.

 "Maka, komitmen pemerintah hingga Desember 2017, kecuali yang subsidinya dicabut, tarif listrik itu tidak naik. Malah sebagian golongan tarif listrik itu turun.

Kontan, Page-14, Monday, July 24, 2017