PLN Ready to Electrify 365 Villages in Papua This Year
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - State-owned Electricity Firm PLN is ready to provide electricity to 365 villages and eight regencies in Papua and West Papua this year.
Maluku and Papua PLN Regional Business Director Haryanto WS in Jakarta on Friday, May 26, said that up to this point, from the target set for 2017, the company has supplied electricity to one regency and four villages.
"With enormous challenges namely geographical condition, distance and limited infrastructure, we are excited and proud to be able to provide access to electricity to Papua," he explained.
The target set for 2017 is part of PLN’s responsibilities to supply electricity to around 2.500 villages and nine regencies in Papua and West Papua from 2016 to 2019. In 2016, 70 villages in West Papua and 22 villages in Papua were supplied with electricity.