Jakarta—PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) prioritises 14 industrial areas in the Sulawesi region. This is in line with its strategy to expand access to clean and environmentally friendly energy in central and eastern Indonesia, with a primary focus on improving natural gas infrastructure and distribution networks.
PGN’s President Director, Arief Setiawan Handoko, stated that PGN continues to seek strategic partners to optimize the supply and development of a more integrated gas infrastructure in the region.
“We see that the industrial area in Sulawesi has a large potential demand. Using natural gas is expected to create a positive double effect for the surrounding community,” Arief said in an official statement on Sunday, October 6.
Arief added that PGN provides natural gas through pipelines and offers LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) that can be adjusted to the needs of the region’s industries. To support the growth of local industries, PGN recently conducted reactivation in Eastern Indonesia (KTI), which also includes Sulawesi, to improve domestic energy distribution.
“With this reactivation, PGN will be more effective in capturing opportunities in the Sulawesi market and accelerating the development of the natural gas market in this region,” Arief explained.
PGN continues coordinating with the government, including the Ministry of Industry, to support the roadmap for developing natural gas infrastructure in existing industrial estates. Of the 50 industrial estates identified, 14 are located in Sulawesi and are prioritised for natural gas infrastructure development.
In addition, PGN’s subsidiaries play an important role in Sulawesi’s market expansion. PGN emphasised that it is ready to develop various projects, such as EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) services, property, telecommunications, and other services that support using natural gas as clean energy.
Along with its portfolio, PGN has distributed LNG to several facilities in Sulawesi, including a smelter in Southeast Sulawesi. This natural gas was delivered from North Kalimantan using 25 units of 40-foot ISO tanks, demonstrating PGN’s ability to provide reliable energy beyond pipelines.
“PGN will continue to develop natural gas delivery using various modes of transportation based on the needs of industries in this region. This step is a form of our commitment to strengthen the use of environmentally friendly energy in Sulawesi and central and eastern Indonesia,” Arief concluded.
With the development of this natural gas infrastructure, PGN hopes to support the acceleration of economic growth in Sulawesi while reducing dependence on fossil fuels that negatively impact the environment. (Hartatik)