Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
The program will support upgrades of PLN’s operational systems and business processes and will reinforce the grid for renewable energy integration and electrification in Indonesia’s east. The project will help low-income communities that lack access to affordable energy. It will help reduce reliance on polluting forms of energy, such as diesel generators and kerosene lamps.
ISLE-1 focuses on two regions: Maluku and Nusa Tenggara, as they have among the lowest levels of electrification and the highest average generation cost of electricity in Indonesia. The Program will finance PLN’s goal to reach universal access to electricity, deploy solar generation, reduce generation costs, and strengthen PLN’s financial and operational capacity.
"PLN, with the support of the World Bank, is expected to be able to increase its energy security by expanding energy infrastructure and diversifying the energy mix with renewable sources," said Darmawan Prasodjo, PLN Executive Director. (WHY)
