Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif. (Photo: Antara) "The government's efforts to electrify Indonesiawill continue to be intensified, including by launching priorityprograms," Tasrif noted in a statement on January 14, as cited by Indonesia'sAntara news agency.
Several priority activities of the ESDM Ministry arein the fields of new, renewable energy and energy conservation and electricity,including the installation of 79 rooftop solar power plants, with a capacity of2.3 MWp in 33 provinces, 22 thousand packages of solar street lighting, andthree micro hydropower plants.
The next priority programme is in the form of 11,347packages of electrical power distribution equipment, revitalisation of 11 newrenewable energy power plants, and assistance for new free electricityconnections reaching 80 thousand spread across 32 provinces.
Other electricity programmes are also beingcontinuously pushed by the ESDM Ministry, including the power generationcapacity target of 76.3 gigawatts to maintain the availability of electricityto encourage economic growth.
Moreover, the ESDM Ministry targets an increase inelectricity consumption per capita by 1,268 kWh per capita, installed capacityof new renewable energy power plants at 11,791 megawatts, and electrificationratio and the ratio of electrified villages to reach 100 percent.
In addition, an emissions cap of 91 million tonnes ofcarbon dioxide is targeted for 2022, and the target to convert a thousandpetrol-powered motorcycles to electric motorcycles with program expansion forministries or agencies, local governments, and SOEs./.
VNA
