The government is considering providing incentives to car owners who are willing to convert their gasoline-powered vehicles to natural gas vehicles, an official says.
National Development Planning Minister Armida S. Alisjahbana said Wednesday the government was committed to promoting natural gas usage in the country in order deal with energy shortages, particularly in the industrial and transportation sectors.
“We're currently focusing on boosting natural gas usage for public and private vehicles. It is cheaper and also cleaner than gasoline-based fuels,” Armida said at the 2011 Indogas Conference and Exhibition.
She said promoting natural gas, particularly in private vehicles, in the country would require a major investment, as new infrastructure would be required like additional fueling stations.
“And, every car owner would have to buy a converter to allow them to use natural gas,” she said.
Bappenas is currently calculating how much money would be required for the planned incentives, Armida said.
She said the incentives would be a stimulus for car owners to alter their fuel consumption.
“We're going to learn from India. We'll also talk with some private companies,” she said.
The government is considering providing incentives to car owners who are willing to convert their gasoline-powered vehicles to natural gas vehicles, an official says.
National Development Planning Minister Armida S. Alisjahbana said Wednesday the government was committed to promoting natural gas usage in the country in order deal with energy shortages, particularly in the industrial and transportation sectors.
“We're currently focusing on boosting natural gas usage for public and private vehicles. It is cheaper and also cleaner than gasoline-based fuels,” Armida said at the 2011 Indogas Conference and Exhibition.
She said promoting natural gas, particularly in private vehicles, in the country would require a major investment, as new infrastructure would be required like additional fueling stations.
“And, every car owner would have to buy a converter to allow them to use natural gas,” she said.
Bappenas is currently calculating how much money would be required for the planned incentives, Armida said.
She said the incentives would be a stimulus for car owners to alter their fuel consumption.
“We're going to learn from India. We'll also talk with some private companies,” she said.
