| The Government will do 1.5 Million Per Year New Electrical Connection |
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| Wednesday, 16 June 2010 09:12 | |||||||
Page 1 of 2 JAKARTA. Government cq. PT PLN (Persero) will conduct electricity to 1.5 million new customers per year to increase the electrification ratio from 65% to 80% in 2024. Additional investment funds needed to improve electricity investments including electrification ratio reached about 9 billion USD per year.
Electrification ratio is currently 66% and the government has targeted the year 2014 reached 80% according to the results of the Working Meeting (Raker) with Commission VII of the Parliament yesterday, Tuesday (15/6). To meet the target, the Government will make switching 1.5 million new customers per year. With the current ratio is according to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, there are about 19 million Indonesian people who have not enjoyed electricity. "Electrification under 100% it shows there is quite a lot of people, namely approximately 19 million who have not electricity", said Minister .. Increasing electrification ratio requires a substantial investment funds, KESDM Based Strategic Plan, the funds needed for investment, including increasing the ratio of electricity has reached about 9 billion USD per year. In this regard the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources said, besides the Government will ask Parliament to support the budget increase is also the role of the private sector both domestic and abroad. (SF) www.tenderoffer.biz
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