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JAKARTA: The government is committed to meet the gas needs of the state electricity company PT (Persero) to increase the portion of the use of gas power plants owned by state-owned electricity and steam it as part of efforts to reduce cost of production (BPP) are comparatively high power.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Darwin Zahedy Saleh said in the energy mix for electricity, the portion of the gas-based power usage will grow from 25% in 2009 to an average of 26% in 2010 until 2014, with the amount of capacity in accordance with the overall plant growth.

"Telkom is currently the largest consumers also noted as a national natural gas, compared with other sectors, such as fertilizer and other industries. The Government is committed to continue to prioritize PLN and other domestic consumers to be able to get gas," he said today.

Darwin's statement was responding to questions Members of the House of Representatives Commission VII F-PDIP Daryatmo Mardiyanto who said the basic electricity rate increase plan (TDL) is unacceptable, either because they PLN considered inefficient in producing electricity. Daryatmo questioned the percentage of gas in primary energy mix is stagnant at the level of PLN 26%, otherwise the government instead of gas exported to overseas.

Accordingly, the previous Managing Director Dahlan Iskan PLN also said the company is now difficult to find a new gas supply to plants. In fact, he said, PLN has experienced a reduction in gas supplies to some existing plants.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said that although the percentage is relatively stagnant, when projected to the total generation available in the current year, there is increased use of gas by PLN from year to year. In fact, he said, with coal gas will be prioritized for PLN power plants to reduce dependence on petroleum.

Only, he said, in determining the allocation of government also need to consider the economics of techno into account the gas source. "The question of commitment to the domestic supply, we remain committed and the current reality 53% of the total gas production is supplied to the countries. Only, for it must also take into account the allocation of economic technocrats due to marginal field, if fully enforced domestically can not be developed. "

Based on government data, CPP reached Rp1.009 electricity per kWh. BPP value of electricity will be reduced to Rp988 per kWh in 2014, which is mainly driven by increased utilization of coal-fired power plant (Power Plant) with a portion of 59% in 2014, up from the position this year amounted to 45%.

Head of Executive Agency for Upstream Oil and Gas R. Priyono said the actual contracts between Contractor Contract buyer and gas cooperation, such as PLN and PGN or the other, the allocation and the price is already well regulated through the government approval. The Government, in this case the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources c.q. Directorate General of Oil and Gas, has committed to prioritize the allocation to domestic.

"So, the allocation or installation project which PLN complaining about. If gas production is declining, yes because it's oil and gas resources were limited and not renewable," he said. (MSW) By: Rudi Ariffianto (Bisnis.com)

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