JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia held a meeting with Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati of the Ministry of Finance's Office (Kemenkeu), Thursday, July 31.
Bahlil explained that the meeting also discussed village electricity where as many as 5,700 villages, 4,400 hamlets, and 68 other points had not yet been electrified.
"We are following up on the President's direction regarding the village electricity program. Currently, there are around 5,700 villages, 4,400 hamlets, and 68 other points that have not been electrified," he told the media crew, Thursday, July 31.
Bahlil emphasized that the target must be realized within five years, in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's direction.
So that the implementation target can be started immediately, he asked the Ministry of Finance to prepare a budget to complete the provision of electricity facilities in villages.
"Look, it is not an additional budget request that the budget must be prepared for village electricity," he said.
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Meski demikian, ia masih enggan merinci besaran anggaran yang dibutuhkan untuk merealisasikan program tersebut.
"Masih ada, tapi kan untuk bicaranya jangka panjang Supaya kita ingin ada satu perencanaan yang komprehensif yang terukur dan tidak boleh diulang-ulangi lagi Jangan listrik desa dijadikan sebagai isu terus-menerus Kita ingin untuk menyelesaikan dengan baik," jelasnya.
"(Anggaran) Nanti kita bahas," tuturnya.
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However, he is still reluctant to specify the amount of the budget needed to realize the program.
"It's still there, but to talk about it in the long term so that we want a comprehensive plan that is measurable and should not be repeated again. Don't use village electricity as a constant issue. We want to solve it well," he explained.
"(The budget) will be discussed later," he said.
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