TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - This year the government will distribute electric stove packages to 300,000 people for free.The development of this electric stove package is the implementation of an electric stove conversion program from a stove that uses 3 kilograms of LPG.Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Rida Mulyana explained that the people who were targeted for this electric stove package were those whose names were included in the Social Welfare Integrated Data (DTKS).They also previously had to have electricity.Rida said the price of the electric stove package was around Rp. 1.8 million.One package of electric stoves consists of two stoves, one cooking utensil, and one miniature circuit breaker or MCB."So one house is given a package, its own stove, its own cooking utensils, its power (electricity) is increased," said Rida after attending the Banggar Meeting at the Parliament Complex, Tuesday, September 20, 2022.Furthermore, Rida stated that the price of the electric stove package in its development could change.Because there is a suggestion that one of the furnaces be increased in power, from the previous 800 VA to more than 1,000 VA.Even so, he stated that he could not confirm how much the change in electrical power would be as a consequence of the conversion program to the electric stove."Rp 1.8 million was the initial plan with two furnaces with the same capacity," he said.He stated that currently the conversion program is still in the pilot stage."There is also a suggestion that one furnace be changed to a bigger size. Well, the price is still being calculated. It shouldn't be another Rp 1.8 million, it will definitely increase," said Rida.The Acting Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dadan Kusdiana, previously stated that the migration program for LPG gas stoves to 1,000 watt electric stoves would be carried out in Solo and Bali.ESDM said that there needed to be additional power for 450 watts of electricity in order to access induction electric stoves.The Hartono brothers will produce up to 1 million electric stoves by 2023. This is the profile of Michael Bambang Hartono and Robert Budi HartonoIn order to support the government's program to convert 3 kilograms of LPG to electric stoves, the Ministry of Industry asked PT Hartono Istana Teknologi to take part in the production.Airlangga Hartarto said the government has not made any decisions to implement a conversion program from a 3-kg LPG stove to an induction electric stove.Previously, the Special Staff of the Minister of SOEs, Arya Sinulingga, said the use of electric stoves was much cheaper than LPG gas.Energy Watch sees that the planned migration from LPG gas to electric stoves or induction cookers has both positive and negative impacts.PLN states that conversion to electric stoves can save energy of around Rp. 8 thousand per kilogram of LPG.The late Medco Group founder Mr. Arifin Panigoro received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indonesian Petroleum Association or IPA.Yustinus Prastowo also commented on the lively discussion about ribbon cutting between Democrat Party politicians and PDI-P politicians.The most popular news on Thursday, September 22, 2022, started with the statement of the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati about the fiscal challenges after the pandemic.