Provide Gas Supply, Jorong Industrial Estate Manager Sign MoU With Pertagas
By : Ridwan And Aldi Firhand. A | Thursday, March 01 2018 - 21:58 IWST
President Director of PT. Jorong Port Development (JPD), Vishnu Soehardjo and PT Pertagas Niaga President Director Linda Sunarti at the signing of the Gas Supply MoU (Photo: Dok JorongPost)
INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta, In order to supply the needs of industrial estate, PT. Jorong Port Development established a business partnership with PT. Pertagas Niaga (a subsidiary of PT Pertamina specializing in natural gas and its derivative products).
The cooperation is marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two sides held in the building Patra Jasa Office Tower Jakarta, Wednesday (28/02/2018), Yesterday.
President Director of PT. Jorong Port Development (JPD), Vishnu Soehardjo revealed that the supply of gas is needed in the industrial area, in addition to other utilities such as electricity, water and telecommunications.
"So goal it, why we do cooperation, because this JPD is moving in the industrial area, certainly need reliable energy resources, such as gas, so we cooperate with PT Pertagas Niaga," said President Director of JPD, Wisnu Soehardjo.
Wisnu also explained that access to Jorong Borneo area, South Kalimantan is quite easy, both from land transportation, and sea because the location is right in the middle of Indonesia.
"JBIC (Jorong Borneo Integrated City) is a strategic place, has a port, so if from the source of LNG (Liquid Natural Gas), the shipment from Bontang can get us by sea and highway, so the future prospect is quite good," he said.
In addition, he also added that this cooperation is done in order to "take and balances" between Pertagas as a gas supplier and JPD as a user.
"What is clear is the hope of this MoU so that we can cooperate with each other, where we can also use gas from PT Pertagas Niaga, otherwise we can also participate in marketing Pertagas both to JBIC and Industry around JBIC area," he said.
In line with that, President Director of PT Pertagas Niaga, Linda Sunarti said that this cooperation as a form of synergy between gas providers and companies that will build Industrial Zones (KI).
"Actually this is a synergy between us as a seller or provider of gas and this JPD as an industrial company that will use gas, so hope we can synergize, we supply industrial area Jorong and JPD can develop its tenants," said President Director of PT Pertagas Niaga, Linda Sunarti.
Linda also explained that the existence of industrial area in Jorong will accelerate the economic growth of people around the region. And of course the infrastructure will also come wake up.
"Hopefully, of course we have to accelerate how the area grows, investors are interested to invest in Jorong If the industry grows, the people of the region will develop and advance their level of life then Infrastructure will also be built well and we are ready to support from our competence namely Gas supply, "he said.
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