Tender Procurements and Contract Opportunities Indonesia

Semarang, 7 / 12 - Ombudsman through representative offices and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Central Java has responded to a report from the Committee of Investigation and Eradication of Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism (KP2KKN) Jateng about additional administrative costs of payment of electricity bills.
KP2KKN Secretary Eko Haryanto Central Java, Semarang, Monday, saying that he got a copy of a letter from the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, which has sent a letter to the President Director of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) dated 26 November 2009.

"We received a letter dated Friday tembusannya on December 4, 2009," he said.

Eko explains, in a letter to the Ombudsman Director of PT PLN is noted that the Ombudsman not only received reports from KP2KKN only but also from the Institute of Consumer Yogyakarta.

Consumers Institute KP2KKN and Yogyakarta are both reported on the additional administrative costs of payment of electricity bills and questionable expense related essentially electric bill payment customers with a system known as Payment Point Online Banking (PPOB).

Following up the report, the representative office of the Ombudsman through Yogyakarta and Central Java has done a series of clarification requests either to PT PLN-Yogyakarta and Central Java residents who become customers of PLN.

"It is said that the Ombudsman also has to bring the PT PLN's Java-DIY with the reporter," he said.

The result, continued Eko, the reasons for the imposition of administrative costs because the customer is PPOB system implementation costs PLN's budget but not enough to finance the operations included in the procurement of the software.

PLN made agreements with the bank without involving the community and the community felt disadvantaged because they never gave consent to the bank to pick up additional costs in their accounts.

Therefore, based on a number of clarifying the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia President Director of PT PLN hopes the center can provide an explanation of the legal basis and reason of the issuance of substantially circular letter of directors of receipt of funds flow mechanisms that lead to the imposition of additional administrative costs for the customers of PT PLN.

Ombudsman also asked for clarification regarding the financial management accountability mechanisms that have been received from the addition of these administrative costs.

"We hope KP2KKN Director of PT PLN immediately give an answer and we immediately got an explanation," he said.

Eko added, according to Article 33 paragraph (1) of Law Number 37 Year 2008 About the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia that in the case of the Ombudsman requested a written explanation is reported to give an explanation in writing no later than within 14 days from the date of receipt of request for clarification.

"If within 14 days reported no written explanation to two times, then be reported not using the right to respond," said Eko Haryanto. (*) (ANTARA)