Jakarta Globe, Arientha Primanita, Nov 05, 2014
Jakarta. Indonesia needs more than 35,000 megawatts of additional electricity supply in the next five years to support the 7 percent economic growth, the target set by President Joko Widodo.
Two workers fix an electricity network operated by state-owned electricity firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in Semarang. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) |
Jakarta. Indonesia needs more than 35,000 megawatts of additional electricity supply in the next five years to support the 7 percent economic growth, the target set by President Joko Widodo.
Southeast
Asia’s largest economy now has nearly 52,000 MW of installed electricity
capacity nationwide to support its population of over 250 million people.
About 91
percent of current capacity is comes from power plants built and owned by
state-run utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara, while the rest comes from
other sources including independent power producers (IPP), who sell the
electricity to PLN.
“In the
next five years, there should be at least an additional 35,000 MW of capacity
to support economic growth of between 6 percent and 6.5 percent. If we want up
to 7 percent growth, then we must add more than 35,000 MW of capacity,” the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources’ director general for electricity,
Jarman, said in remarks at event for Indonesia Infrastructure Week on
Wednesday.
He added
that demand for electricity is growing by about 3 percent every year.
PLN
president director Nur Pamudji said the company, which controls most
electricity distribution nationwide, can contribute about 15,000 MW of
additional power, while the remainder (20,000 MW) is expected to come from
IPPs.
President
Joko called on Tuesday for investments in the electricity sector as the country
needs more power plants to support the economy and people’s welfare.
“Power
plants are really needed throughout our archipelago. The problem is
electricity. If the electricity is available, industry and manufacture can
enter,” the president said at the national working meeting in the State Palace.
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