Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) as of March 2017, the percentage of electrified areas in Indonesia, or the electrification ratio, was still 92 percent. Papua and East Nusa Tenggara provinces had the lowest ratios, at 48.3 and 59.2 percent respectively. These two provinces were the only ones with electrification ratios below 70 percent.
To date, the removal of electricity subsidies for the 900-volt ampere category has generated both pros and cons among users. The government claims that the removed electricity subsidies will be reallocated to the development of electricity infrastructure to increase the electrification ratio. The target is for all areas of Indonesia to be electrified by 2019.
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