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Jokowi to inaugurate electricity projects in Papua and West Papua
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to inaugurate two power plants and electricity infrastructure in Papua and West Papua on Monday in a bid to solve the electricity shortage in Indonesia's eastern-most regions.
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Energy sufficiency – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visits the Mobile Power Plant (MPP) construction project in Jeranjang, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, in this file photo. (Tempo/Supriyanto Khafid)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to inaugurate two power plants and electricity infrastructure in Papua and West Papua on Monday in a bid to solve the electricity shortage in Indonesia's eastern-most regions.
The President is leaving for Papua on board the Presidential aircraft from Adi Soemarmo Air Force Base in Boyolali, Central Java, on Monday morning, where he was on a work visit.
Jokowi is scheduled to visit several areas in Papua and West Papua to help boost development in the two regions, according to a statement from the Presidential Press Bureau.
He will inaugurate the Orya Genyem hydro power plant, which has a 2x10 megawatt (MW) capacity, in Papua and the Prafi mini hydro power plant, which has a 2 x 1.25 MW capacity, in West Papua.
In addition, Jokowi will also inaugurate a 70 kilo volt (kV) high voltage line (SUTT) connecting Genyem - Waena - Jayapura, stretching for 174.6 kilometers ; a 70 kV SUTT linking Holtekamp - Jayapura running for 43.4 kms, as well as the Waena - Sentani substation, which has a 30 Mega Volt ampere (MVA) capacity and the Jayapura substation with a 20 MVA capacity.
Power plants projects are part of government's efforts to answer the power crisis due to delays in power plant infrastructure development. Jokowi's administration has vowed to address electricity issues by building power plants in many regions across Indonesia. (rin)
