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PLN president director Dahlan Iskan said renting
generators to cope with power shortages was an
"emergency measure." (JG Photo/Safir Makki)
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State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik
Negara will rent hundreds of diesel and oil-powered
electricity generators to alleviate power shortages in
some outlying provinces.
Renting the generators was an “emergency
measure” to help quickly resolve the shortages, PLN
president director Dahlan Iskan told the House of
Representatives’ Commission VII, which oversees
energy issues, on Thursday. Developing new plants
would take at least two years, he said.
PLN has allocated Rp 2 trillion ($21 million) a year to
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rent the generators, the first of which would be
operational this month, Dahlan said.
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when 28 projects with a total generating capacity of
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Dahlan said the rented generators would be located
in six areas — Bangka Belitung, Riau, northern and Day's Range: 3,309.62 - 3,453.27
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According to PLN data, West Nusa Tenggara has a
34.5 MW electricity deficit. It will receive an additional 1 Day 5 Days 1 Year
6 MW of capacity from this month, followed by 10.8
MW in March and then more capacity in April and
October.
Maluku, with a deficit of 21 MW, will get an extra 10
MW in March and 35 MW in July.
Southern and western Sulawesi, with a 97.2 MW COMPONENTS OF JKSE
deficit, will get an extra 127 MW in March.
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Rather than renting generators, Fabby said PLN

should build small-scale hydropower plants in areas
with the most severe electricity deficits.

“It will be a more sustainable plan for PLN,

considering the construction will take only a year and
they won’t cost much to operate,” Fabby said.

Meanwhile, Dahlan said PLN also planned to buy

more power from independent generators. In
February, PLN plans to buy 231 MW of electricity
from private producers, he said.

The first phase of the government’s “fast-track”

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