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Gas network for housing sees rising demand
The government initiated the Jargas for households program in partnership with state-energy holding company Pertamina and its subsidiary, gas subholding company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN).
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A mechanic checks gas piping at a home in Mojokerto, East Java. The gas network is expected to reduce the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters, which are mostly imported. (Antara/Zabur Karuru)
The installation of gas piping in Senenti’s home in Probolinggo, East Java, has left the 54-year-old with questions.
She is uncertain as to whether it is safe for her to cook using the pipelined gas. She does not know whether she needs to obtain refills, as she did with the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters she previously used.
"However, if I was to choose, I would use the gas network over an LPG canister. I can cook faster and the flame is more blue. My pan is also cleaner than when I used LPG," she said during the recent launch of the gas pipeline network (Jargas) for households program in Probolinggo.
Senenti's home is among 5,088 that have been connected to the natural gas pipeline network in the city.
The government initiated the Jargas for households program in partnership with state-energy holding company Pertamina and its subsidiary, gas subholding company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), allowing gas operators to directly distribute natural gas to houses using pipelines.
The program aims to reduce the use of LPG, as the government had to import up to 4.7 million tons of the gas every year to meet the annual 6 million ton demand for 3-kilogram LPG canisters, according to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignatius Jonan.
As of 2018, Jonan said, his ministry had built 325,852 gas networks in 40 regencies and cities in 16 provinces using state budget funds. Meanwhile, PGN had built 133,082 and Pertamina 4,685, he said.
