#Jakarta


Multi-billion investments to power up Jakarta by 2019

Indonesia, Jakarta: In an effort to cater to Greater Jakarta’s rapid development, state electricity company PLN plans to invest billions of dollars in building a number of new power plants and transmission networks in the area.

$500M loan approved for $1.45B electrification program in Sumatra

Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesia’s state-run utility PLN will receive a $500 million loan from the World Bank aimed to support implementation of the electrification program which will bring electricity to parts of Sumatra which are yet to be connected to the national grid.

New transformer plant built in Indonesia

Indonesia, Jakarta: PT Sintra Power Elektrik is investing $20 million in setting up a new transformer manufacturing plant in Cikarang, West Java province.

Transformer fire caused widespread power cuts across Jakarta

Indonesia, Jakarta: Large areas of Jakarta and Tangerang were left without electricity for several hours on Wednesday afternoon after a transformer caught fire at a substation in Kembangan, West Jakarta, state power company PLN said.

Indonesia launches huge power plant projects

Indonesia, Jakarta: Indonesian President has presented an energy programme to build power plants in 240 places across Indonesia to meet the demand of 35,000 MW of electricity in the next five years.