JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia emphasized that he would complete the Village Electricity Program so that people can enjoy full 24-hour access to electricity.
Through this program, the government targets electrification for 5,758 villages that have not yet been electrified, with the construction of a power plant with a capacity of 394 MW and a connection of electricity to around 780,000 households.
The absence of access to electricity is a separate memory for Bahlil. His birthplace in Central Maluku at that time there was no access to electricity, lighting was only obtained through petroleum lights.
"This program reminded me in the past. I used to be a republicn child who was born with no electricity. I was born using lamplights, not in hospitals and schools until elementary school, I didn't use electricity, lighting was obtained from lamplights, which if I wake up in the morning black me," said Bahlil, quoted Monday, June 2.
Bahlil emphasized that Lisdes is a must and responsibility for the state, because electricity is one of the basic rights of citizens. Given that there are still many villages located on the outskirts and isolated, they have not been able to enjoy electricity services from the state.
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"I don't want any more children to feel like I used to, feel the absence of electricity. For that, according to the direction of the President so that in villages where there is no electricity, we will install it immediately, we will do this gradually until 2029 is complete," he added.
Lisdes is a government program through an assignment to PLN to electrify all corners of the village by building a distribution network. This program is a routine program, where until the end of 2024, as many as 83,693 villages and sub-districts in Indonesia have enjoyed electricity.
Not only Lisdes, from 2022 to 2024 the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources also distributed 367,212 Electrical New Installation Assistance (BPBL) connections for underprivileged households as a commitment of the government to realize fair energy through the provision of access to electricity.
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