JAKARTA, TheIndonesiaPost – Indonesia’s population is increasing every year. Similarly, changes in citizens who enjoy electricity continue to be improved. Until April 2020, the ratio of people enjoying electricity reached 99.48 percent.
“The increase in the ratio is quite significant when compared to 2014, which was still in the range of 84 percent. The current ratio achievement has also exceeded the 2015-2019 Indonesia Medium Long Term Development Plan (RPJMN) target of 96 percent. As of April 2020, 99.48 percent have enjoyed electricity. In the future, our efforts to ensure all villages are electrified, “said President Jokowi.
However, the Head of State asked his staff not to be complacent quickly considering that Indonesia’s electricity access indicator is still ranked 95th.
“It still lags behind Malaysia in 87th place, Vietnam ranks 84th, and Singapore, Thailand, China, and South Korea which ranks 2nd,” the President said as reported by the presidential team when chairing a limited meeting on increasing electrification ratios in the countryside through teleconferencing from the Palace Merdeka, Jakarta, on Friday, 3 April 2020.
In addition, in the electricity supply quality indicator, Indonesia is also still lagging behind neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, China, and Singapore by ranking 54th. A number of villages in Indonesia are known to also still have no electricity.
“There are also 433 villages that have not been electrified. Although the number is small compared to the number of villages in the country, which is 75,000, whatever we have to solve, all issues” said the President.
These villages are spread across 4 provinces with details of 325 villages in Papua, 102 villages in West Papua, 5 villages in East Nusa Tenggara, and 1 village in Maluku Province. Related to this, the Head of State asked his staff to immediately identify and move to solve the problem.
“I want to clearly identify which villages are adjacent to villages that are not electrified, which villages that have a far range between residents and which are close together, so that we can determine the right technology approach,” the President said.
Furthermore, after the identification was carried out, the President asked his staff to immediately prepare the budget, regulations, and investment policies needed to support the electrification program in these villages.
Do not stop there, the President also wants to ensure that electricity does not only enter these villages but can also be enjoyed and accessed by residents, especially those at the grassroots level so that they can fulfill their needs while providing added value for increasing economic productivity in the village.
“With electricity, we hope that children can learn at night with sufficient lighting so that the quality of our education also increases,” said the President. (Hendra/ray/bbs).
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