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Java-Bali Operation Director of PT State Electricity Company (Persero) IGA Ngurah Adnyana revealed at last year's electricity consumption is relatively low because it is still affected by the economic crisis in 2008.

"If it [this year] to return to normal. We recorded the electrical consumption in Java-Bali in the first half of this year grew by about 10.5% compared with same period last year. Until the end of the year we expect to grow 9%, "he said on the sidelines of a seminar and business meeting with the contractor company PLN Korea, today.

According to him, from the peak load side only, until the end of May this year in the Java-Bali region had reached 17 895 MW. In fact, he said, the peak load in the same area in late 2009 only around 17 217 MW.

"That means the consumption until May of this year increased by about 600-700 MW. Not later until the end of the year. "

Adnyana explain the biggest jump in electricity consumption from the group of industrial customers in West Java and Banten, Jakarta and Bali followed.

He explained to anticipate the increase in consumption, the electricity supply will be strengthened with the completion of projects to generate 10,000 MW Phase I.

Moreover, he added that the company will also install six units interbust transformer (IBT), which serves lower voltage 500 KV to 150 KV and prepare 60 units of voltage transformer that converts 150 KV to 20 KV to be deployed in the West Java region. (Jha)

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