PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) Tbk continues to provide explanations to the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) concerned alleged PGN monopoly in gas pricing in Medan, North Sumatra.
KPPU is examining the practice of brokering that allegedly made the selling price of industrial gas in Medan area expensive. PGN is one of the companies examined. Head of Marketing PGN Adi Munandir said, PGN continues to provide explanations and the company works in accordance with the regulations issued by the government. Gas prices in Medan are all set by the Ministry of ESDM through a Ministerial Decree. PGN has followed all the rules.
"We are not involved in the practice of monopoly or gas brokering in Medan, and the KPPU also has not found strong evidence," he said in Cisarua, Bogor.
The price of gas in North Sumatra has reached US $ 12 per mmbtu and many industry players in Medan are complaining. PGN only requested a tariff of US $ 1.35 per mmbtu for pipeline management of 600 km, while the remaining US $ 11 is a cost component from upstream such as distribution.
It has followed the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources decree No. 19 of 2009 and the price component is very transparent.
"The gas price from PGN is very clear and it is not possible to engage in fraudulent practices," he said.
Based on the latest information obtained by PGN, KPPU has started checking gas traders without infrastructure. KPPU continues to seek information and reports about traders. Previously, the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) proposed industrial area can import gas directly.
Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said direct gas imports were proposed, as industrial estates did not receive special gas allocations or gas price discounts, as previously requested. Later, the price of gas is left to each industrial area.
"So it will depend on import prices and the managers of each industrial area," said Airlangga.
The Ministry of Industry also assesses that the price of gas for the steel industry is still too expensive, although it has been cut from US $ 7.35 to US $ 6 per mmbtu. Therefore, the Ministry of Industry proposes that the price of steel industry gas will be cut by 31-47% to US $ 3-4 per mmbtu to increase production.
The high gas price makes PT Krakatau Steel Tbk (KS), the largest national steel producer, has not yet operated its crude iron and steel (slab and billet) factories. As a result, most domestic slab and billet requirements are obtained from imports.
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PGN Bantah Monopoli Harga Gas Industri di Medan
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) Tbk terus memberikan penjelasan kepada Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) terkait dugaan monopoli PGN dalam penetapan harga gas di wilayah Medan, Sumatera Utara.
KPPU sedang memeriksa praktik percaloan yang diduga membuat harga jual gas industri di wilayah Medan mahal. PGN termasuk salah satu perusahaan yang diperiksa. Head of Marketing PGN Adi Munandir mengatakan, PGN terus memberikan penjelasan dan perusahaan bekerja sudah sesuai dengan peraturan yang dikeluarkan pemerintah. Harga gas di Medan semuanya ditetapkan Kementerian ESDM melalui keputusan Menteri. PGN sudah mengikuti semua aturan tersebut.
“Kami tidak terlibat praktik monopoli atau percaloan gas di Medan, dan KPPU juga belum menemukan bukti yang kuat,” ujar dia di Cisarua, Bogor.
Harga gas di Sumatera Utara pernah mencapai US$ 12 per mmbtu dan pelaku industri di Medan banyak yang mengeluh. PGN hanya meminta tarif US$ 1,35 per mmbtu untuk pengelolaan pipa sepanjang 600 km, sedangkan sisanya US$ 11 merupakan komponen biaya dari hulu seperti distribusi.
Pihaknya sudah mengikuti keputusan Menteri ESDM Nomor 19 tahun 2009 dan komponen harganya sangat transparan.
“Harga gas dari PGN sangat jelas dan tidak mungkin terlibat praktik curang,” ujar dia.
Berdasarkan informasi terbaru yang didapat PGN, KPPU sudah mulai memeriksa trader gas tanpa infrastruktur. KPPU terus mencari keterangan dan laporan tentang trader. Sebelumnya, Kementerian Perindustrian (Kemenperin) mengusulkan kawasan industri dapat mengimpor gas secara langsung.
Menteri Perindustrian Airlangga Hartarto mengatakan, impor gas langsung diusulkan, karena kawasan industri tidak mendapatkan alokasi gas khusus maupun diskon harga gas, seperti yang diminta sebelumnya. Nantinya, harga gas diserahkan kepada masing-masing kawasan industri.
“Jadi nanti tergantung harga impornya dan pengelola masing-masing kawasan industri,” kata Airlangga.
Kementerian Perindustrian juga menilai, harga gas untuk industri baja masih terlalu mahal, kendati telah dipangkas dari US$ 7,35 menjadi US$ 6 per mmbtu. Oleh sebab itu, Kementerian Perindustrian mengusulkan harga gas industri baja dipangkas lagi berkisar 31-47% menjadi US$ 3-4 per mmbtu untuk menaikkan produksi.
Harga gas yang masih tinggi membuat PT Krakatau Steel Tbk (KS), produsen baja terbesar nasioal, belum juga mengoperasikan pabrik besi dan baja kasar (slab dan billet). Alhasil, kebutuhan slab dan billet domestik mayoritas diperoleh dari impor.
Investor Daily, Page-8, Monday, Sept 11, 2017.
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