In 2021, Indonesia was estimated to have around 75.6 million households. Of these, only 0.76%, or approximately 574,000 households, used electric cookers for daily cooking.
According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the highest proportion of households using electric cookers was in Gorontalo, DKI Jakarta, Banten, Bali, West Java, West Sumatra, and North Maluku, with percentages ranging from 1% to 1.5% in 2021.
In other provinces, the proportion of households using electric cookers was less than 1%, as shown in the graph.
In mid-2022, the Indonesian government planned a mass conversion program from LPG stoves to induction electric cookers.
This program was expected to reduce Indonesia's dependence on LPG imports, reduce the burden of LPG subsidies whose prices continue to rise, increase the absorption of PLN's electricity supply, and reduce carbon emissions from household cooking activities.
Initially, the government intended to withdraw 3 kg LPG from the market and then distribute free induction electric cooker packages to the public. However, this plan was later postponed due to budgetary considerations.
"It can be confirmed that this program (electric cooker conversion) will not be implemented in 2022," said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in his press release (September 23, 2022).
"Until now, discussions on the budget with the DPR regarding the program have not been discussed and certainly have not been approved," he continued.