National electricity consumption continues to increase in line with improved electricity access or electrification and changes in people's lifestyles. Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia's electricity consumption in 2017 reached 1,012 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per capita, a 5.9 percent increase from the previous year. For this year, the government targets an increase in electricity consumption to 1,129 kWh per capita.
To anticipate this increase, the government is also increasing installed power plant capacity this year to 65 Gigawatts (GW) from last year's realization of 60 GW. By the end of 2018, the electrification ratio is targeted at 95.15 percent and will reach 100 percent by 2025.
Currently, the electrification ratio in all provinces is above 70 percent, except for East Nusa Tenggara and Papua, which have only reached 60.74 percent respectively.
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