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Bali refuses to take more electricity from power plants in Java
In total, Bali electricity demand is estimated to exceed 1.2 gigawatts (GW), but it only produces 961 megawatts (MW) from power plants on its soil, according to Global Energy Monitor data in 2023.
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A general view shows a nearly empty Kuta beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 22, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
(AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
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ali wants to avoid supplying additional electricity from power plants outside of the island as the local government prefers to prioritize the development of rooftop solar power and energy self-sufficiency.
Bali Governor I Wayan Koster during his speech on Tuesday said that increasing supply from outside of the province would require undersea cables, making the island more prone to supply disruptions, citing the potential risk of damage to the infrastructure.
“I’m not allowing electric power construction for fossil fuel and we don’t want more energy transmission from outside of Bali,” he said, as quoted by news agency Antara.
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Koster added that Bali was set to receive 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from outside the island in the coming years, but he insisted he would not allow it, stressing that energy supply in Bali must be fulfilled from power plants on the island.
In total, Bali electricity demand is estimated to exceed 1.2 gigawatts (GW), according to Global Energy Monitor data in 2023.
However, the island only has 961 MW in installed electricity capacity generated by power plants on the island, the same data shows. To meet demand, it procured around 340 MW from the Paiton coal-fired power plant in East Java.
