Failure to Spark

PLN cancels its electric stove transition plan following public uproars. Political pressures thwarted the three-kilogram LPG subsidy conversion program.

Retno Sulistyowati

October 10, 2022

JERO Kusumawati is more accustomed to using an induction electric stove. After two months of using it, the instant noodle seller at Mertasari Beach in Sanur, Bali, has gotten used to cooking without fire. Jero said that an electric cooker is perfect for her shop, which is located on a windy beach. “It is also more practical because I don’t need to buy and carry LPG cylinders,” the 63-year-old woman told Tempo on Friday, October

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