The burden on Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, former minister of mines and energy and current president director of PLN, is immeasurable. He has been handed the responsibility of clearing up PLN's outstanding debts, accumulated primarily as a result of the over-granting of joint venture tenders to the power company during the Suharto era. Furthermore, Kuntoro's inability to solve PLN's immediate debt problems has resulted in further burdens being placed on t