A Racecourse with No Finish Line

The demand for electricity continues to increase, but the capability of the government and PLN to construct new power plants is limited.

May 4, 2004

THE supply of electricity in Indonesia is not that different to a racecourse without a finish line. The increase in demand for electricity just is not equal to the supply of electrical power. During the last few years, it could be said that the government and the national electricity company, PT PLN, have failed in terms of providing a sufficient supply of electricity. The economic crisis that hit Indonesia in 1997 resulted in a dramatic decr

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