IRONIC. That is the only word that can describe the huge disparity of power supplies between Java-Bali and the areas beyond. The power supply is superfluous in the Java-Bali interconnecting system, but it is limited in the rest of the country. A number of areas even have to take turns with blackouts due to high demand that far exceeds the capacity of local plants.

PLN president Kuntoro Mangkusubroto disclosed that there are 23 regions that have