JAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is tasked to build 33 gas stations, gradually complete the construction next year, Antaranews.com reported.
Rudi Rubiandini, vice minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said the gas station will be filled by compressed natural gas (CNG).
He said the government has allocated Rp2.1 trillion in 2012 state budget for the project.
The supply of gas has currently reached 40 metric million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd), sufficient to supply gas to 33 gas stations, consisiting of 5 mother stations, 9 daughter stations and 14 gas stations connected to gas pipe line, including revilatising the existing 6 gas stations and 5 mobile refueling station (MRS). (hans@theindonesiatoday.com)