Genjot Consumption Of Electricity, Bahlil Aims For Consumption Per Kapita 6,600 KWh In The Prabowo-Gibran Era

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, revealed that his ministry has raised the target of per capita electricity consumption during President Prabowo Subianto's administration period until 2029.

Previously, the electricity consumption target per capita ranged from 4,000 to 5,000 KWh per capita. With this target, he continued, the economic growth that was formed was only 5 percent.

"The DEN (National Energy Council) in the DPR has decided that at 5,500 it is for economic growth of 6 percent," Bahlil said in his remarks on the agenda of the 10th Indonesia International Geothermal Convention and Exhibition (IRGCE) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) Wednesday, September 18.

For this reason, Bahlil said his ministry pushed the consumption target per capita RI to 6,600 KWh to encourage economic growth of up to 8 percent.

This is in line with the target of economic growth in the Prabowo-Gibran era which is targeted to reach 8 percent per year.

"This is in line with the policy direction of President Prabowo and Vice President Mas Gibran Rakabuming Raka," he continued.

Bahlil further explained that the per capita electricity consumption policy would be included in the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) and would be discussed further with PLN as a government-owned electricity company.

Just so you know, it is recorded that Indonesia's per capita electricity consumption has continued to increase since 2017. Most recently, in 2023 the realization of electricity consumption on average for everyone in Indonesia will reach 1,285kWh per capita. This figure increased from 1,173 kWh per capita in 2022.