Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Brings Good News: 32 Million Customers Have Received Electricity Stimulus During Semester I 2021

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) revealed that more than 32 million customers of PT PLN (Persero) received electricity stimulus during the first semester of 2021.

The government has also decided to extend the provision of electricity stimulus to the public and business actors in the fourth quarter or until December 2021

The Director General of Electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Rida Mulyana, said the government had allocated a budget for the electricity stimulus in the third and fourth quarters of 2021, amounting to Rp4.97 trillion. The budget consists of the third quarter of 2021 amounting to Rp2.43 trillion and the fourth quarter of 2021 amounting to Rp2.54 trillion.

According to Rida, the extension of the stimulus is proof of the state's presence to help people get through difficult times like the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, he hopes that people will continue to save electricity and improve electricity safety during this pandemic.

His party has instructed PLN to carry out the provision of the electricity program stimulus until December 2021.

Meanwhile, PLN's Director of Commerce and Customer Management Bob Saril hopes that the extension of the electricity stimulus can boost the productivity of the community and business actors, as well as increase people's purchasing power during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We always support by carrying out the government's decision to provide electrical stimulus for small communities and businesses affected by COVID-19," he said, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, July 21.

The mechanism for the electricity program stimulus in the fourth quarter of 2021 is:

- Extension of the implementation of the PLN electricity tariff discount for household, business, and industrial customers is carried out with the following conditions:

a. Customers for household 450 VA power (R1/TR 450 VA), small business 450 VA power (B1/TR 450 VA) and small industry 450 VA power (I1/TR 450 VA):

1) Regular (postpaid): electricity bills are given a discount of 50 percent or free (use fees and load fees);

2) Prepaid: discounted electricity rates for token purchases of 50 percent.

b. Subsidized 900 VA power household customers (R1/TR 900 VA):

1) Regular (postpaid): electricity bills are given a discount of 25 percent (use fees and load charges);

2) Prepaid: given a discount on electricity rates for token purchases of 25 percent.

- Exemption from the application of the minimum account provisions of 50 percent for PLN customers whose electricity consumption is below the minimum account provisions (40 hours on), applies to:

a. Social class customers with power 1,300 VA and above (S-2/TR 1,300 VA to S-3/TM > 200 kVA);

b. Business Class customers with a power of 1,300 VA and above (B-1/TR 1,300 VA to B-3/TM > 200 kVA);

c. Customers of the Industrial Group with a power of 1,300 VA and above (I-1/TR 1,300 VA to I-4/TT, 30,000 kVA and above;

and customers pay according to the use of electrical energy.

- Exemption from the application of the minimum account provisions of 50 percent for customers of the Special Service Group according to the Electricity Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPJBTL).

- Exemption of 50 percent of burden or subscription fee applies to:

a. Social class customers with 220 VA, 450 VA and 900 VA power (S-1/TR 220 VA to S-2/TR 900 VA);

b. Business Class customers with 900 VA power (B-1/TR 900 VA); and

c. Industrial Class customers with 900 VA power (I-1/TR 900 VA).