Director of Upstream Chemical Industry Ministry of Industry Muhammad Khayam said three industrial sectors are waiting for the decline in gas prices as proposed by the Ministry of Industry. Three sectors, among others, the steel industry, petrochemical industry, and fertilizer industry.
"We are waiting for the latest EMR Minister Regulation to allow 78 companies to participate in getting the gas price decline," said Director of Upstream Chemical Industry Ministry of Industry Muhammad Khayam in Jakarta, Tuesday (17/10).
Of the 86 companies submitted by the Ministry of Industry, only eight companies are getting discounted gas price pursuant to Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 40 of 2016 on Natural Gas Prices for Certain Industries.
The eight companies are PT Kaltim Parna Industri, PT Kaltim Methanol Industries, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, PT Pupuk Kujang Cikampek, PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang, PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda, PT Petrokimia Gresik and PT Krakatau Steel. Khayam said that the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources currently under review at the Ministry of Marine Affairs Coordinator will regulate the existing gas toll road prices.
"So, no company is willing to take profits as much as possible.Well, it will be able to reduce gas prices," said Khayam.
According to him, the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources is able to reduce the gas price to 0.5 US $-1 US per Million Metric British Termal Unit (MMBTU). To that end, Khayam hopes that the rule can be issued soon, so more industries are utilizing the decline in gas prices.
Special Staff of the Minister of Industry, Happy Bone Zulkarnaen, said today, the government is trying to narrow the disparity space between the average price of natural gas for industries with gas prices for energy needs as well as raw materials of various industrial sectors in the country.
"Some of the steps we are doing, among others, are guaranteeing the availability of supply at affordable prices and improving the distribution infrastructure," he said in Jakarta, Tuesday (17/10).
In addition, the government also pricing and increasing the number of suppliers to increase market competition. Then, the government through ESDM Ministerial Regulation N040 Year 2016 also provides special price adjustment to certain industries, namely fertilizer industry, petrochemical industry, and steel industry.
According to Happy, the average price of natural gas in 2016 amounted to 5.62 US dollars per MMBTU for the industry. However, there is a high price disparity in the industrial sector with the lowest price of only 0.22 US dollars per MMBTU, while the highest price reaches 8.62 US dollars per MMBTU.
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Industri Tunggu Penurunan Harga Gas
Direktur Industri Kimia Hulu Kementerian Perindustrian Muhammad Khayam mengatakan, tiga sektor industri menunggu penurunan harga gas seperti yang diajukan Kementerian Perindustrian. Tiga sektor itu, antara lain, industri baja, industri petrokimia, dan industri pupuk.
"Kami sedang menunggu Peraturan Menteri ESDM terbaru agar 78 perusahaan itu bisa ikut mendapatkan penurunan harga gas," kata Direktur Industri Kimia Hulu Kementerian Perindustrian Muhammad Khayam di Jakarta, Selasa (17/10).
Dari 86 perusahaan yang diajukan Kementerian Perindusterian, hanya delapan perusahaan yang mendapatkan potongan harga gas berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri ESDM Nomor 40 Tahun 2016 tentang Harga Gas Bumi untuk Industri Tertentu.
Delapan perusahaan tersebut adalah PT Kaltim Parna Industri, PT Kaltim Methanol Industri, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, PT Pupuk Kujang Cikampek, PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang, PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda, PT Petrokimia Gresik, dan PT Krakatau Steel. Khayam menyampaikan, Peraturan Menteri ESDM yang saat ini sedang dikaji di Kementerian Koordiator Kemaritiman akan mengatur perihal harga-harga jalan tol gas yang ada.
"Sehingga, tidak ada perusahaan yang seenaknya mengambil keuntungan yang sebesar-besarnya. Nah, itu akan mampu menurunkan harga gas," ungkap Khayam.
Menurutnya, Peraturan Menteri ESDM tersebut mampu menurunkan harga gas hingga 0,5 dolar AS-1 dolar AS per Million Metric British Termal Unit (MMBTU). Untuk itu, Khayam berharap agar aturan tersebut dapat segera dikeluarkan, sehingga lebih banyak industri yang memanfaatkan penurunan harga gas tersebut.
Staf Khusus Menteri Perindustrian Happy Bone Zulkarnaen mengatakan, saat ini, pemerintah berupaya mempersempit ruang disparitas antara rata-rata harga gas bumi untuk industri dengan harga gas untuk kebutuhan energi maupun bahan baku berbagai sektor industri di dalam negeri.
"Beberapa langkah kami lakukan, diantaranya, menjamin ketersediaan pasokan dengan harga terjangkau dan pembenahan infrastruktur penyaluran," kata dia di Jakarta, Selasa (17/ 10).
Selain itu, pemerintah juga melakukan pengaturan harga dan menambah jumlah pemasok untuk meningkatkan persaingan pasar. Kemudian, pemerintah melalui Peraturan Menteri ESDM N040 Tahun 2016 juga memberikan penyesuaian harga khusus kepada industri tertentu, yaitu industri pupuk, industri petrokimia, dan industri baja.
Menurut Happy, rata-rata harga gas bumi pada 2016 sebesar 5,62 dolar AS per MMBTU untuk industri. Namun, terdapat disparitas harga yang tinggi dalam sektor industri dengan harga terendah hanya 0,22 dolar AS per MMBTU, sementara harga tertinggi mencapai 8,62 dolar AS per MMBTU.
Republika, Page-13, Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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