PLN, Philips sign MoU to support energy conservation
PLN, Philips sign MoU to support energy conservation
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The state-owned electricity company PLN and PT Philips Ralin
Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
Wednesday to support the government's energy conservation program
by helping to market the latter's energy efficient light bulb
products for households and road lighting.
The MoU was signed by PLN director for distribution and
marketing Tunggono and Philips Group's Indonesia president Carel
Timiniau.
The MoU will be effective for five months starting January
next year, but may be extended following an evaluation.
Under the agreement, PLN will help sell to its customers 10
million of Philips's energy efficient light bulbs or compact
fluorescent lamps (CFL) worth Rp 200 billion (US$20 million).
PLN will sell an 8-watt CFL at a price of Rp 20,000, but
customers will be able to pay off the light bulb via installments
of Rp 2,000 per month for 12 months.
The company will start selling the CFL in the country's big
cities such as Semarang, Surabaya and Denpasar.
Foeng Sugiman, Philips Ralin commercial manager, said that the
program would provide many benefits to the people, PLN and the
state.
He said that the light produced by an 8-watt CFL bulb was
equal to that produced by the common type of 40-watt bulb.
He also said that PLN would be able to save around 320
megawatts of power, valued at $448 million, and fuel worth Rp 5
trillion if the program met its aim of selling 10 million units.
Tunggono said the program would help PLN minimize the impact
of a possible power crisis in the next couple of years, with PLN
power generating capacity tipped to grow by only 5 percent per
year, lower than the projected power demand growth of 7-11
percent.
"We're optimistic about this program," he said, adding that
PLN also hoped to be able to cooperate with other companies.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro
and director general of electricity and energy utilization Luluk
Sumiarso witnessed the signing ceremony.