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Govt supports Ahok's plan to ban Premium gasoline
A gas station staff member fills a car with Premium, a subsidized low-specification gasoline, in Cikini, Central Jakarta
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A gas station staff member fills a car with Premium, a subsidized low-specification gasoline, in Cikini, Central Jakarta. The Jakarta administration has outlined a plan to ban Premium sales in the city, to encourage car owners to shift to public transportation. (tribunnews.com/Angga Bhagya Nugraha) (tribunnews.com/Angga Bhagya Nugraha)
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span class="inline inline-center">A gas station staff member fills a car with Premium, a subsidized low-specification gasoline, in Cikini, Central Jakarta. The Jakarta administration has outlined a plan to ban Premium sales in the city, to encourage car owners to shift to public transportation. (tribunnews.com/Angga Bhagya Nugraha)
A measure to ban the low-octane gasoline dubbed Premium from the capital city proposed by Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama has received support from the government.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Sudirman Said said he supported Ahok's plan to reduce pollution levels by eliminating the octane 88 gasoline from Jakarta, as the government was also in the process of providing cleaner energy as stipulated in its energy-mix road map.
"The vision to use clean energy is in accordance with ours, to make Indonesia consume better energy sources," he said as quoted by tribunnews.com at the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister in Jakarta on Tuesday morning.
However, he continued, implementing the measure would not be as easy as flicking a switch. Many aspects need to be considered, from the interests of gas station owners to the readiness of state-owned energy company Pertamina.
Previously, tribunnews.com reported that Ahok wanted to eliminate the popular Premium in Jakarta in a bid to encourage citizens to use public transportation, to reduce subsidies and to create cleaner air in the city. (ags)(+)
