The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that currently about 780,000 households in Indonesia are without electricity, distributed across 10,068 remote villages. The government plans to gradually electrify these households from 2025 to 2029 through the "Village Electricity" program run by Indonesia's state electricity company (PLN). To achieve this goal, the government will build a power plant with a capacity of 394 megawatts, which can provide power connections for approximately 780,000 households. Implementing this plan is expected to require an investment budget of about IDR 50 trillion over the next five years. He stated that electricity supply is not only a matter of demand but also an important measure to achieve regional fairness and justice, ensuring that electricity services reach from Aceh to Papua. In addition, providing electricity to unelectrified areas also creates opportunities for investors to cooperate with the government, helping to achieve equitable energy development. The "Village Electricity" program is entrusted by the central government to PLN, aiming to provide electricity to all regions, including remote, frontier, and marginalized areas. As of the end of 2024, 83,693 villages and communities have been electrified.
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that currently about 780,000 households in Indonesia are without electricity, distributed across 10,068 remote villages. The government plans to gradually electrify these households from 2025 to 2029 through the "Village Electricity" program run by Indonesia's state electricity company (PLN). To achieve this goal, the government will build a power plant with a capacity of 394 megawatts, which can provide power connections for approximately 780,000 households. Implementing this plan is expected to require an investment budget of about IDR 50 trillion over the next five years. He stated that electricity supply is not only a matter of demand but also an important measure to achieve regional fairness and justice, ensuring that electricity services reach from Aceh to Papua. In addition, providing electricity to unelectrified areas also creates opportunities for investors to cooperate with the government, helping to achieve equitable energy development. The "Village Electricity" program is entrusted by the central government to PLN, aiming to provide electricity to all regions, including remote, frontier, and marginalized areas. As of the end of 2024, 83,693 villages and communities have been electrified.