Andulkan PLTS, Pemerintah Targetkan 5,600 Desa RI Teraliri Listrik Lima Tahun Ke Depan

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JAKARTA - In an effort to achieve equal access to energy throughout the country, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) targets all villages not yet electrified to get an energy connection within the next five years.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia said the Solar Power Plant (PLTS) would be the government's main solution to reach rural areas, mountains and remote islands in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's direction.

"Mr. President has said that within 4-5 years, God willing, we will install electricity through PLTS, cooperation will be private, PLN, and the state," Bahlil said as quoted from his written statement, Saturday, June 26.

Currently, it is known that there are still around 5,600 villages in Indonesia that have not yet received access to electricity. Therefore, the state is obliged to be present to fulfill the basic rights of the community, including the right to energy.

This program is also proof of the government's commitment to equitable development and social justice from Aceh to Papua.

As for now, the government has presented electricity in 47,383 households spread across 47 villages from 11 provinces through PLTS. This project was inaugurated online by President Prabowo Subianto, some time ago.

The construction of this facility is the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, local governments, PLN and the private sector. In total there are 47 PLTS with a combined capacity of 27.8 MW, consisting of 46 off-grid PLTS and 1 on-grid PLTS.