Locked by Bureaucracy

The installation of solar panels in several provinces is hampered by the slow permit issuance from PLN. There are suspicions that the permit limitation is due to PLN’s electricity supply excess.

Retno Sulistyowati

June 20, 2022

THIRTY-two solar panels were neatly lined up on the rooftop of I Wayan Gede Mardika’s house in Kayu Putih village, Buleleng Regency, Bali. With the help of a local startup, Wayan sought to use eco-friendly photovoltaic (PV) panels as a power generator for his home near the tourist-attracting Lovina Beach.

To realize his dream of having a green energy home, Wayan spent up to Rp200 million. The rooftop solar power plant (Rooftop PLTS) that h

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