Clashing Over Power Projects

For over two months, scheduled video meetings between officials of the State Electricity Company (PLN) and the Electrical Power Construction Program Implementation Unit (UP3KN)never took place. These meetings were last held at the end of last October. After that, they were never held again because PLN failed to respond to invitations from the UP3KN. "We still don't know why," said one official from the government-run utility company three weeks ago.

Video communication between the UP3KN and officials in charge of the 35,000 MW electricity generator acceleration project used to be held at least once a week, usually on a Tuesday or a Wednesday. "Meetings like this are practical and easy," said the official.

January 12, 2016