Rooftop PLTS Rules Launch, Electricity Excess Can't Reduce PLN Bills

Rooftop PLTS (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) officially launched a revision of the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 2 of 2024 concerning Rooftop PLTS Connected to the Electricity Network for Electric Power Supply Business Permit Holders for Public Interest, which is a revision of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 26 of 2021.

In the regulation signed on January 29 last year, the net-metering scheme was abolished so that excess electricity or electricity exports from users to PT PLN (Persero) could not be calculated as part of the reduction of electricity bills.

"The excess of electrical energy from the Roof PLTS system that enters the IUPTLU holding network is not taken into account in determining the number of electricity bills for Roof PLTS customers," reads article 13 of the regulation.

The roof PLTS system development quota is prepared for a period of 5 years which is detailed for each year from January to December.

Then in Article 8 (3) it is stated that the proposed quota for developing the Rooftop PLTS system for 2024 to 2028 is delivered no later than 3 months after this Ministerial Regulation is promulgated. Meanwhile, the proposal for the following year is submitted no later than October before the current year.

Later, the Director General of Electricity will evaluate the proposed roof PLTS system development quota involving the director-general of EBTKE and can involve related ministries or institutions.

"Based on the determination of the quota for developing the Rooftop PLTS system, IUPTLU holders have compiled a quota for developing the Rooftop PLTS system based on clustering," reads Article 9 (3).

Article 9 also explains that Clustering is an electric power system in the IUPTLU customer service unit.