Natural Gas Converter Kit Technical Assistance for Public Transport

Director General of Land Transportation Regulation No. SK. 2336/UM.303/DRJD/2010 on Converter Kit Technical Assistance for Public Transportation (‘Regulation’) has been issued in order to encourage the use of alternative fuel so as to address the issue of climate change. The converter kit technical assistance is also one of the government’s efforts to promote the use of alternative fuels, in the form of natural gas, for public transportation. The government expects that this effort will reduce the dependency on oil and reduce motor vehicle emissions.

A converter kit is equipment for a gas fuel utilization system in a motor vehicle, which consists of a tank, a regulator, a distribution pipe, a mixer, and the supporting equipment. The regional government will provide the converter kit technical assistance to public transport based on certain criteria, among others, whether there is a commitment and a willingness to implementing, developing and continuing the gasification program, and whether there is a sufficient gas distribution network, gas refill stations and maintenance facilities within the area.

Articles 4 to 6 provide administrative and technical requirements for the public transportation to be able to receive the technical assistance. The district/city road and transportation agency will establish a selection team to review the applications and recommend potential recipients. The recipient of the technical assistance will then be selected by the Director General based on the recommendations from the district/city agency.

There are certain responsibilities set out in Articles 11 and 12, for the regional government and for the owner of the public transport as the technical assistance recipient. Further, administrative sanctions, in the form of removal of the converter kit and/or suspension of the transportation license, as well as criminal sanctions are available under Article 14.

The Regulation has been in force since 30 July 2010.