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View all search resultsIf you find yourself going around in circles, maybe you’re cutting too many corners.” The proverb best describes how President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s penchant for taking shortcuts to lower prices of certain commodities may churn out another set of problems.
Indonesian Oil and Gas Pipeline Association (IAPMIGAS) chairman Hendra Jaya has said gas prices for the industrial sector could be lowered to US$6 per million British thermal unit (mmbtu) if gas distribution cost components were reduced.
Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that based on an economic impact assessment conducted by the government, price cuts to natural gas would deliver Rp 31 trillion (US$2.38 billion) in economic benefits every year.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expects gas prices for the industry sector to be slashed to below US$6 per million British thermal unit (mmbtu) by the end of November, far lower than the current price, which stands at around $ 9.50 per mmbtu.
The government must oblige traders to build infrastructure to help reduce gas prices for industry amid the rise in the price of the commodity to US$13.9 per million metric British thermal units (MMbtu), analysts have said.
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