National electrification ratio realization until August 2017 has reached 91.5 percent. Meanwhile, in the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2017-2026, it is targeted to reach 93.41 percent by the end of this year and will reach 100 percent in 2024.
Despite the government's efforts to improve public electricity services, two provinces still have electrification ratios below 60 percent, namely Papua and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Electrification in Indonesia's easternmost province has only reached 42.9 percent, meaning that only about 43 percent of Papua's population enjoys electricity services. Limited infrastructure and the geographical location of settlements hinder power plant development in this gas and gold-producing province. Meanwhile, the electrification ratio in NTT is 52.9 percent.
In the 35,000 MW power plant program, the government targets the construction of 900,000 MW of power plants for Maluku and Papua. Of this amount, 30 percent is under construction, 12 percent is in the procurement phase, 2 percent is under contract, while 56 percent is in the planning phase.
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