Indonesia's electricity grid currently reaches only 85 percent of its 82,190 villages. A total of 2,519 villages have yet to receive any electricity service at all, 2,376 of which are located in Papua. The remainder do not receive full 24-hour service.
Indonesia aims to increase its electrification ratio to 97 percent by 2019. According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ignasius Jonan, expanding electricity services to the public is not merely about achieving electrification targets. The most important aspect is ensuring equitable access to electricity for all Indonesian citizens.
To provide electricity services in isolated areas, the government is implementing several breakthrough programs, such as the "Indonesia Terang" (Bright Indonesia) Program, integrated with the 35,000 MW electricity program.
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