REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has expressed his support to the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the transportation sector in all regions of Jakarta.

"The use of CNG was aimed at improving the air quality and reducing pollution by adopting sustainable transportation practices," Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said here on Wednesday.

According to Purnama, the CNG usage should be optimized as it was in line with the Blue Sky program as well as the Regional Regulation (Perda) No. 2 of 2005 on Air Pollution Control.

"I hope the program can be implemented properly and its impact can be evaluated as part of the efforts to achieve high standards in this regard," Purnama remarked.

He pointed out that Transjakarta buses run on CNG.

"If the transport companies shift to using CNG, it will add to their profits as CNG is cheaper than gasoline. Also, it is much safer for the environment," he said.

Earlier, the Jakarta administration had decided to provide land at the bus terminals for CNG stations.

"The CNG stations at the terminals will encourage public transport vehicles to use this form of fuel," Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said.

Some Transjakarta buses and about half of the capital's Bajaj vehicles (three-wheel taxis) use CNG, which is cheaper and more environment-friendly.

Jakarta has seven CNG stations, a figure far from adequate. As a result, there are always long queues at these stations.

State-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) would build four new CNG stations. These stations would be built in Pulo Gebang and Cililitan, East Jakarta; Ancol, North Jakarta; and Rawa Buaya, West Jakarta.

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