Government’s plan to raise the basic electricity tariff (TDL) by 15 percent starting in July will continue to invite the pros and cons. One was from the tourism industry. Because the power consumption of entertainment and hotel business which is one of the main components of the tourism industry is high.
After all, despite an increase in TDL is clearly threaten their profits, the tourism industry would not reject such an increase in TDL. “Instead of opposing an increase in TDL busy, we offer a more applicable solution,” said Muhdi Agustianto, Director of Engineering Hotel Sultan, last weekend.
According to officials who also Muhdi Employers Association Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI), there are several alternatives that can be taken to address the debate about electricity. One of them, the Ministry of SOEs and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to review the implementation of energy policies and KVAmax disincentive for customers and the hospitality industry.
So far, the policy was imposed disincentives for energy customers who average daily electricity consumption during peak load time (PLT) exceeds half of the total capacity of the power they have. For instance, if in a hotel attached to 6600 KVA, during peak load time, true that the hotel may only use a maximum of 3300 KVA of electricity.
When was the use of electricity or exceeds 5100 KVA 3300 KVA, the hotel will be subject to tariff disincentives. If the monthly bills amounting to Rp 1.9 billion, the customer will be affected by energy disincentive tariff of Rp 208 million or 10.69 percent of the total bill.
“Now, the policy disincentives that have lost the urgency of early goals and not enough application of justice in its implementation,” Muhdi beber.
Likewise with the implementation of policy KVAmax. The essence is KVAmax imposed tariffs vary according to the rules of PLN 350-hour limit. If the hotel’s electricity usage 399 hours a month, based on Muhdi calculations, the total cost of the hotel disincentives reached USD 52.6 million, or 2.8 percent of the total KVA to the tariff Rp 28,400 per KVA.
Strangely, if the use of under 350 hours, according to a count Muhdi, customers and the hotel industry will be subject to tariff Rp 69,326 per KVA. “Ironic. Because we just got 144 percent tariff is more expensive than the tariff disincentives,” he complained.
Muhdi hope, PLN can find a formula that could give more appreciation for the hospitality industry and which can suppress electric-hour life. Thus, the customer will make efforts to optimize the use of electricity.
Another alternative, proposed revocation PHRI double quote and return to a single tariff. The reason, multiple tariff components are not relevant to the factual circumstances, namely that the peak of business transactions, trade, and instead held office during the day. “Manufacturing industry is also more optimal in the day,” added Muhdi.
While energy experts from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Agus Lukman said, the government could seek electricity savings through the rules about the temperature or the temperature of the room air conditioner. For example, the government limits the lowest room temperature 25 degrees Celsius, “If rescheduled governance, the savings could reach 20 percent,” he said.
However, Group CEO Aryaduta Quantero Jessy said, not all hotels will be able to make electricity savings. “Because many hotels have an old building that has not been designed to be able to make efficient use of electricity,” said Jessy.
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